Sunset, Christmas Beach, Auckland, NZ. Image; Su Leslie, 2017
Gift
You tell me that silence
is nearer to peace than poems
but if for my gift
I brought you silence
(for I know silence)
you would say
This is not silence
this is another poem
and you would hand it back to me”
― Leonard Cohen, The Spice-Box of Earth (1961)
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Oh what a star, Leonard was. Thanks for posting this, Su. And a perfect poem with your silence.
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Thank you Tish. 😀
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Love your photo and love Leonard Cohen. Thanks Su.
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Always a delight to hear Lenny. And a wonderful photo to accompany him 🙂
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Thank Jude. I love that poem 😀
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Gorgeous reflection of the sky bouncing off the crystal like water❤️
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It was a beautiful evening 😀
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A little silence is a good thing.
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I can take quite a lot of it. I really prefer to work in silence, and hate sharing workspace with others.
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I vary – sometimes, I like the silence for working, other times, I want the background noise of sports talk radio or something similar which I can have on, but ignore.
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🙂 I’ve never learned to filter background sounds. I’d like to; I suspect that music in particular would be quite mood-lifting while I work.
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Perfect image for that wonderful poem. Thank you.
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I’m glad you like it Amy. It is a wonderful poem. He was so incredibly talented.
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That’s a beautiful entry Su.
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Thanks Max 😀
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Lovely Su.
Leslie
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Love the light and lines in the sky. And what is not to love about Leonard Cohen!
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Thank you. That poem is one of the first of his I ever read. I was sixteen, and it had such an impact on me.
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Unearthly beautiful, Su! Xxxxxxx
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Thank you Sarah. It’s definitely one of my “go-to”places for quiet contemplation.
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Must be one of the best places on earth to do exactly that! 😊
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At high tide!!! The great expanse of low-tide mud doesn’t have quite the same romance 😀
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LOL! 😄
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Really nice pic Su. I love that you’ve kept it dark.
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Thanks Mick 🙂
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The cloud looks like an angel…or a giant bird! Love the reflection in the water. So powerful!
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Thank you 🙂 I hadn’t seen the angel — but she’s definitely there.
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So lovely. I miss silence. No matter how hard I try, there is always noise to drown out.
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Difficult to have silence with your boys around, but as a friend of mine always claims “noise is fine so long as it’s happy noise.”
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So true!
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