Oh bless thee continuous stutter / Of the word being made into flesh = eternal life, death and rebirth, the continuous process of life and death that is why it is represented as a stutter because it repeats.
@PicoMania thank you very much for this explanation.
I am usually averse to poetry, because I don't like ambiguity and verbosity.
But somehow Cohen has always escaped my distaste, through his voice, his music and his words.
Leonard made me appreciate poetry for the first time in my life. Only at a later age did I discover that prayer and poetry can convey meaning that is impossible to grasp in prose.
But since I'm still new to it, I need help to understand it.
@PicoMania thank you very much for this explanation.
I am usually averse to poetry, because I don't like ambiguity and verbosity.
But somehow Cohen has always escaped my distaste, through his voice, his music and his words.
Leonard made me appreciate poetry for the first time in my life. Only at a later age did I discover that prayer and poetry can convey meaning that is impossible to grasp in prose.
But since I'm still new to it, I need help to understand it.
@PicoMania A lovely explanation. An in-depth examination with reference lots of Cohen's works here is thoughtful and it includes some words about the song by Leonard Cohen himself about this song. https://www.leonardcohenfiles.com/doron-window.pdf
@PicoMania A lovely explanation. An in-depth examination with reference lots of Cohen's works here is thoughtful and it includes some words about the song by Leonard Cohen himself about this song. https://www.leonardcohenfiles.com/doron-window.pdf
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Oh bless thee continuous stutter / Of the word being made into flesh = eternal life, death and rebirth, the continuous process of life and death that is why it is represented as a stutter because it repeats.
@PicoMania thank you very much for this explanation. I am usually averse to poetry, because I don't like ambiguity and verbosity. But somehow Cohen has always escaped my distaste, through his voice, his music and his words. Leonard made me appreciate poetry for the first time in my life. Only at a later age did I discover that prayer and poetry can convey meaning that is impossible to grasp in prose. But since I'm still new to it, I need help to understand it.
@PicoMania thank you very much for this explanation. I am usually averse to poetry, because I don't like ambiguity and verbosity. But somehow Cohen has always escaped my distaste, through his voice, his music and his words. Leonard made me appreciate poetry for the first time in my life. Only at a later age did I discover that prayer and poetry can convey meaning that is impossible to grasp in prose. But since I'm still new to it, I need help to understand it.
@PicoMania A lovely explanation. An in-depth examination with reference lots of Cohen's works here is thoughtful and it includes some words about the song by Leonard Cohen himself about this song. https://www.leonardcohenfiles.com/doron-window.pdf
@PicoMania A lovely explanation. An in-depth examination with reference lots of Cohen's works here is thoughtful and it includes some words about the song by Leonard Cohen himself about this song. https://www.leonardcohenfiles.com/doron-window.pdf