Captive Memory (poetic thought by George-B)

Captive Memory  (poetic thought by George-B)

I hold the memory of you__________

on the floor, under the lower shelf
of my showcase,
deep inside  my vault of  antiques,

“touching would turn it into devouring sands,”

I’m thinking, “I keep you safe,
captive, 
not by chance.”

 

Cel mai frumos poem de dragoste: Leonard Cohen – A Thousand Kisses Deep

Leonard Cohen – A Thousand kisses deep

(Recited by the author)

Don’t matter if the road is long
Don’t matter if it’s steep
Don’t matter if the moon is gone
And the darkness is complete
Don’t matter if we lose our way
It’s written that we’ll meet
At least, that’s what I heard you say
A thousand kisses deep

I loved you when you opened
Like a lily to the heat
You see, I’m just another snowman
Standing in the rain and sleet
Who loved you with his frozen love
His second hand physique
With all he is and all he was
A thousand kisses deep

I know you had to lie to me
I know you had to cheat
You learned it on your father’s knee
And at your mother’s feet
But did you have to fight your way
Across the burning street
When all our vital interests lay
A thousand kisses deep

I’m turning tricks
I’m getting fixed
I’m back on boogie street
I’d like to quit the business
But I’m in it, so to speak
The thought of you is peaceful
And the file on you complete
Except what I forgot to do
A thousand kisses deep

Don’t matter if you’re rich and strong
Don’t matter if you’re weak
Don’t matter if you write a song
The nightingales repeat
Don’t matter if it’s nine to five
Or timeless and unique
You ditch your life to stay alive
A thousand kisses deep

The ponies run
The girls are young
The odds are there to beat
You win a while, and then it’s done
Your little winning streak
And summon now to deal with your invincible defeat
You live your life as if it’s real
A thousand kisses deep

I hear their voices in the wine
That sometimes did me seek
The band is playing Auld Lang Syne
But the heart will not retreat
There’s no forsaking what you love
No existential leap
As witnessed here in time and blood
A thousand kisses deep

How I Got My Song, Leonard Cohen’s Prince Of Asturias Award Speech (October 21, 2011)

How I Got My Song, Leonard Cohen‘s speech at the Oct 21, 2011 Prince of Asturias Awards is already available on video uploads, all of which suffer from overdubbing in Spanish that sometimes obscures Cohen’s words. In this version, however, all but the first 2-3 minutes of the talk are played from an audio tape with no overdubbing. While that portion of the tape contains ambient noise and some volume and pitch fluctuations, it is significantly easier to understand. A direct English transcript is also available at 1HeckOfAGuy.com: http://1heckofaguy.com/2011/10/24/leo……

Teddy Thompson – “Tonight will be fine” by Leonard Cohen with I’m Your Man-movie-CAST)

From “I’m Your Man” concert and subsequent film:

Directed by
Lian Lunson

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Lian Lunson

Cast (in credits order)

	Leonard Cohen	…	Himself
	Martha Wainwright	…	Herself
	Beth Orton	…	Herself
	Jarvis Cocker	…	Himself
	Rufus Wainwright	…	Himself
	Nick Cave	…	Himself
	Perla Batalla	…	Herself
	Julie Christensen	…	Herself
	Antony Hegarty	…	Himself (as Antony)
	Linda Thompson	…	Herself
	Teddy Thompson	…	Himself
	Kate McGarrigle	…	Herself
	Anna McGarrigle	…	Herself
	The Handsome Family	…	Themselves
	Hal Willner	…	Himself – Music Producer
	The Edge	…	Himself (as Edge)
	Bono	…	Himself
	Janice	…	Burlesque Beauty
	Jo Weldon	…	Burlesque Beauty
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
	Robert Burger	…	Himself (uncredited)
	Adam Clayton	…	Himself (uncredited)
	Larry Mullen Jr.	…	Himself (uncredited)
	Brett Sparks	…	Himself (uncredited)
	Rennie Sparks	…	Herself (uncredited)

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Irena Sendler (1910)

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