Anthem

ANTHEM . . . The first verse of - Anthem - Leonard Cohen The birds they sang At the break of day Start again I heard them say Don't dwell on what Has passed away Or what is yet to be Yeah the wars they will Be fought again The holy dove She will be caught again Bought and sold And bought again The dove is never free My tribute to Leonard Cohen . . . Dear old Leonard who has now passed away Left lyrics that were beyond the here of today He fought his own demons sang songs of his muse Could lift one up from the very - bowels of the blues He was no faker - each of the lyrics deliberately sung On each and every song - a meaningful message hung Bird on the wire - left one in some thoughtful - repose Sung from a man who did rather quite genuinely knows Hallelujah - how many times to ourselves this song sung Though to more than some he seemed just a gloom monger I have for one have followed him from being - so much younger May the bells ring out “Leonard” on the - poetic justice you made You are up there with the highest and for me really made the grade Indiana Shaw . . . -_- The Guests - provides a glimpse into Cohen's spiritual ambivalence. It's a cold, lonely world out there, but sometimes, as he said . . . "If the striving is deep enough or if the grace of the host is turned towards the seeking guest, then suddenly the inner door flies open and the soul finds himself at that banquet table." - Leonard Cohen . . .