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26.giugno.2012

Can’t run no more
with that lawless crowd
while the killers in high places
say their prayers out loud.
But they’ve summoned up
a thundercloud
They’re going to hear from me.

Ring the bells that still can ring.
Forget your perfect offering.
There is a crack in everything.
That’s how the light gets in.

– From the song “Anthem” from The Future by Leonard Cohen. (via leonardcohenminute)
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26.giugno.2012

beautifullosers: Your Moment Now

beautifullosers: Your Moment Now
amodestgift:

This is your moment now.

I give you the knowledge

to distinguish between

what is holy and what is common.

I touch you with a recollection of your grief.

Here you are again, little priest.

Bring your heart back to its place.

Looks like we won’t be making love at all

Too many…
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25.giugno.2012

A Leonard Cohen Minute: Irving Layton's Advice to Leonard Cohen

A Leonard Cohen Minute: Irving Layton's Advice to Leonard Cohen

“I’m reminded of the advice my old friend Irving Layton, who has passed away now but probably is the greatest Canadian poet that we’ve ever produced, and a very close friend. I would confide in him, and after I’d told him what I planned to do and what my deepest aspirations were, he’d always say…
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