Silence is a source of great strength.©LaoTzu
We rise up laughing with the light,
We lie down weeping with the night.
We hug the world until it stings,
We curse it then and sigh for wings.
We live, we love, we woo, we wed,
We wreathe our prides, we sheet our dead.
We laugh, we weep, we hope, we fear,
And, that’s the burden of a year.©anonymous
Abstract: existence in thought or as an idea but not having a physical or concrete existence.
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Christian Schloe – Austrian Surrealist Digital Painter
A tribute today to the great Leonard Cohen on his birthday.
Gone from this world but your words will live on in our hearts.
Thanks for the Dance.
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On November 7, the sad news was announced that the prominent poet, novelist, musician, singer, songwriter, and paint artist, Leonard Cohen had died. He was born on September 21,1934 in Westmount, Quebec, Canada.
His work explored religion, politics, isolation, sexuality, and personal relationships. He won the Chester Mac Naghten Literary Competition for the poems “Sparrows” and “Thoughts of a Landsman.”
His song “Suzanne” became a hit for Judy Collins who subsequently covered a number of Cohen’s other songs, as well, and was for many years his most covered song. He was also associated with many other performers including Sharon Robinson, Jennifer Warnes, and Anjani Thomas. ©wikipedia
During New York City’s folk scene in Greenwich Village, I had the pleasure of being exposed to his words from other poets who were reciting his poems and aspiring to be as good.
It’s a formidable loss of an incredibly revered visionary artist.
May you Rest in Peace,
Isadora
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“Hallelujah” was first released on Cohen’s studio album Various Positions in 1984.
If It Be Your Will
If it be your will that I speak no more
And my voice be still as it was before
I will speak no more, I shall abide until
I am spoken for, if it be your will
If it be your will that a voice be true
From this broken hill, I will sing to you
From this broken hill, all your praises they shall ring
If it be your will to let me sing
From this broken hill all your praises they shall ring
If it be your will to let me sing
If it be your will, if there is a choice
Let the rivers fill, let the hills rejoice
Let your mercy spill on all these burning hearts in Hell
If it be your will to make us well
And draw us near, and bind us tight
All your children here in their rags of light
In our rags of light, all dressed to kill
And end this night, if it be your will, if it be your will
Song Lyrics
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Official site for Leonard Cohen
Children Chalk Art
Don’t forget to glance up from your keyboard
and see how blue the sky is now and then.
Don’t forget to put away your cell phone
and spend time alone with a paintbrush or pen.
Don’t forget to seek the sound of silence
and let the daily traffic rush on by.
Remember that the secret of success is
how happily you climb and not how high.
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Take SUMMER when it comes and REJOICE.
Take HAPPINESS when it comes and REJOICE.
Take LOVE when it comes and REJOICE.
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Your minds like a sailboat
floating with the wind.
Sailing across the water
of euphoric waves.
Turbulent ocean currents,
at times, control the way.
Negative thoughts,
trapping your days.
But in time, buoyant and carefree
give rise to peaceful signs.
Erasing negative thinking,
as the waves settle down.
Our journey is for serene days,
our hearts ever-yearning for calm.
Soon, we will be sneering at
these turbulent times.
2020©Isadora DeLeVega
Life is our journey,
we’re on a new path.
Our moments stolen,
from microbes unknown.
Are we willing to
accept our obstacles?
To travel fearless,
along our roads.
Aspects of life,
are changing,
to coursed places,
strange and new.
Hide all your fears,
there’s nothing to fear,
I’m always with you.
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