Farewell (for Leonard Cohen)

Farewell (for Leonard Cohen)

Farewell to your song

and sad melody
poetman of melancholy joy.

Lost loves             

Suzanne, Marianne,

will greet you at the gates of the soul,

in the tower of song

that you hallelujahed

for so long.

You took Manhattan,

you took the world

and at your closing time

you leave us for the journey.

We are grateful

for your incurable love

and the dice you threw

that won with words

the emotions of our lifetimes.

The moon will be too bright tonight

the sun will be in shade of tears

as we alone this waltz will take

word-dancing our tangoed years.