Ring the bells that still can ring…
~ Leonard Cohen ~
I’ve been away from the internet for a while… and I was even longer absent in the haiku-circle. I planned a haiku-post last week but the news of Leonard Cohen’s death hit me hard and I couldn’t do more than post the images of my Leonard Cohen art journal again (see last week’s post.)
The week passed by.
Cohen’s music filled the room and outside my window, seagulls screamed.
| Krijsende meeuw klinkt als een huilende baby en vice versa |
A screaming seagull sounds like a crying baby and vice versa |
I needed to withdraw from the online world for a while, hiding and spending time with my beloved. But now I’m back online. Blogging. Waving.
Leonard Cohen died, the election in the USA has shocked me but I’m back in my atelier picking up the pieces, moving on and connecting with the Haiku My Heart circle again.
And then there’s some spreads from the ‘Chronicles’ art journal that I have not shown you before. It’s odd, that the first spread is all about Cohen’s latest album…
The Chronicles of Marit 2016 – Week 42
I added the review from the newspaper to my page that you can flip…
… the text on the back says: “What a wonderful, beautiful new album by Mr. Cohen. It is a comfort to know that this man exists. It is a pleasure to be able to listen to his music.”
And one more
The Chronicles of Marit 2016 – Week 43
I’m moving on.
Day by day
thought by thought.
Thanks for stopping by.
Dear Marit, my heart goes out to you for I have felt similar feelings to yours at various times whilst blogging – the ups and downs of life and of course this on-line space is so close and personal to each of us so it is a beautiful thing that we can be here for each other… Like you there have been times I have felt the disconnect but knowing we can always come back with a haiku is comforting and very special thanks to our lovely host Rebecca. My love and I loved Leonard too, his voice was like the voice of a comforting old friend and his lyrics really hit the spot not to mention those beautiful moody melodies ~ hey I’m welling up here! LOL Anyway on the day he died it was such a comfort what with everything going on in the US to listen to his documentary on UK TV, it brought back old times, before my love passed…We have such lovely memories hey? Hug x
Loved the pages and your haiku, and the words “and vice versa” – very useful in many situations! Wishing you a beautiful weekend.
My heart sends hugs and special thoughts.
The most important work after all these devastating events is picking up the pieces…
My sympathies Marit.. I am sure he would want you to move on day by day and thought by thought. Cheers.
Hello my friend. It was a very difficult week and loosing Leonard Cohen on top of it all hit me hard as well. When ever I listen to his words I can’t write… it is as if he has said it all. I got to see him live in concert in 2009. It was one of the last things that Milt and I did together. The concert was supposed to end at 10:00 pm. At midnight, he was still playing and we were beyond ecstatic. One of the most important nights of my life. I like to think that the world needs him more on the other side now. I keep forgetting about the other side, so wrapped up am I in the things I think I can see… and so I turn my attention to listening to that seagull, that baby, and the things I love… so grateful for you in my life. XOXO
Marit ~ lots of wonderful creativity here despite your grief ~ do believe creativity helps us heal ~ thanks!
Wishing you a gentle weekend ~ ^_^
Hey meid! Fijn, dat je er weer bent. Ik ben van de zomer met haiku’s in Kontakt gekomen…’t Is raar, soms komen ze er stuk voor stuk uitgerold, dan weer nix voor een lange tijd…
Ik wens je een heerlijk en creatief weekend – Irma
Wat zijn je haiku’s toch geweldig. Zo weinig woorden en zo veel zeggingskracht.
Fijn om ze te lezen en natuurlijk ook heerlijk om je werk te zien. Elke keer weer een verrassing.
Liefs.
My sympathies, Marit!.Leonard Cohen enriched many lives…. I wish I’d heard him Live. Farewell …and RIP.