Songs of passion and pain

Life is for the living,

For sunshine

and also for the rain

Tonight I heard

the poignant words

Sang through the bodies

Of humans flying like birds

Leonard Cohen and ballet

A remarkable combination,

His glorious voice and dance

Earned a standing ovation

I wept for the blue raincoat

For hallelujah and Suzanne

His words touched me deeply

Canada’s introspective man

He sang of peace,

Of hope and war

Of Jesus Christ,

a shining star

His words brought hope

Which was spread around

the entire world,

A soul within a sound