Leonard Cohen Struggled Writing Hallelujah…for years, and numerous stanzas discarded.
Doug Blair 1951 (London)
A mystical
A magical
A moody haunting tune
That seized the world
In reverie
And worship finely tuned.
To grasp the skies
As David did.
A Jewish boy with sheep.
The Meadows worked
To bring God close.
With words heartfelt and deep.
And other thoughts
To add right in.
Of torrid love
Gone old.
But worked right through
Our mortal mix
And having to be told.
Suzanne..takes you down….to her place by the River...wearing rags and feathers...feeds you tea and oranges...touched her perfect body with your mind. (Another song.)
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Written on September 20, 2022
Submitted by dougb.21370 on February 20, 2023
Modified by dougb.21370 on February 20, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | AA X X X X X B X X B X X X X X X X |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 543 |
Words | 125 |
Stanzas | 17 |
Stanza Lengths | 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 |
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