Now our Nile has turned to blood and in the cafes the schol… - Leonard Cohen

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Now our Nile has turned to blood
and in the cafes the scholars jest
about a cosmic wound.
Priests no longer smile
at our catalogue of charities
and even the beggars whom we pity and love
refuse our coins with a curse.

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About Leonard Cohen

Leonard Norman Cohen, CC, GOQ (21 September 1934 - 7 November 2016) was a Canadian poet, songwriter, singer, and novelist noted for the bold exploration of religion, politics, sexuality, personal relationships and personal isolation in his works.

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Birth Name: Leonard Norman Cohen

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I don't remember
lighting this cigarette
and I don't remember
if I'm here alone
or waiting for someone.

If you don't become the ocean, you'll be seasick every day.

And I sing this for the captain
Whose ship has not been built
For the mother in confusion Her cradle still unfilled For the heart with no companion For the soul without a king For the prima ballerina Who cannot dance to anything

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