My lady can sleep
Leonard Cohen 1934 (Westmount) – 2016 (Los Angeles, California)
My lady can sleep
Upon a handkerchief
Or if it be Fall
Upon a fallen leaf.
I have seen the hunters
kneel before her hem
Even in her sleep
She turns away from them.
The only gift they offer
Is their abiding grief
I pull out my pockets
For a handkerchief or leaf.
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Submitted by RobertHaigh on July 13, 2020
Modified on May 03, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 250 |
Words | 53 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 12 |
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