The War Singer (Fr. L. Cohen) Comments
The guns of the desert are silenced
As the voice of the war singer echoed
Through the sandy wind
He sang a ballad of a past love in the trenches
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A great tribute mighty enough to kindle the memories of Cohen
A beautiful tribute to Cohen embellished with great imagery and wonderful poetic expressions. Very touching.
An extremely profound poem. War is a terrible thing. You have told this truth without saying so. Sheer class! 4 stars!
LeeAnn, you have surpassed yourself! Without question, this is simply the greatest tribute to Cohen that I have ever read.And that includes mine own!
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Singer/songwriter/poet/novelist Leonard Cohen was a Canadian of many talents. Well done, LeeAnn!