suddenly the night has grown colder // ring the bells that still can ring

[kat_lair]

It's been a shitty few weeks. Personally speaking work is really, really challenging at the moment with a lot of interpersonal conflict and drama I'm having to mediate, and lot of organisational change that requires eighty million forms to make it happen. Globally speaking, the disaster of the US election results is opening up a cold pit of dread

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[wpadmirer]

Take care of yourself. It is a huge loss with Cohen's death. I felt like that when Prince died, and I've only recently been better with it.

I don't think others understand how a musician can touch your life, and how hard it can be to lose him/her.

As for the US elections, yes, fucking mess. I found the perfect quite for it, "Never underestimate the power of stupid in large groups." George Carlin. Another brilliant mind I miss.

[kat_lair]

I am trying yes, small good things to cling to. Still can't make myself to actually listen to the songs though. As the commenter below says, there's blessing here that he passed before seeing the results of the US elections. Thank you for your caring.

[pushkin666]

*hugs you*. I know how much Cohen meant to you hun. You know 2016 can just do one. I'd like it to stop so I can get off.

[kat_lair]

*clings* Just his words... Like, if I ever get even close to the craft with which he wielded words, I'll be happy. And yeah, 2016 needs to just stop now.

[milly_gal]

Not all people understand how easily a musician can touch a soul and stay with that soul for the entire time it or they are here. *hugs*

[kat_lair]

His is the poetry that has touched me and stayed with me and awed me. I can't bear to listen to the songs yet. *clings*

[milly_gal]

I am heartbroken. There are some lights that should never go out. *clings back*

[deinonychus_1]

*sends hugs and good thoughts your way*

[kat_lair]

Thank you, darling. Both are very much appreciated at the moment.

[apiphile]

My brain woke me up in the middle of the night pretty much for the sole purpose of making me find this out. His is the very first music I remember. His is the music I chose for myself to listen to when I could only take a very few tapes with me to live in India for seven months. His is the voice that I listened to when I was more or less alone in a foreign country at five and I Lit A Thin Green Candle will never not remind me of Sabarkantha province and eoidfjwcoviajhdvohada it's really a shitter of a fucking year. I learnt how to write poetry from this man. He has no business leaving when I needed that.

[kat_lair]

*kicks this fucking year* It's the cumulative effect of everything. This came on top of everything else and just... Fuck his words. Like, I'm not particularly au fait about poetry or literature but whenever anyone asks about my favourite poet Leonard Cohen's name is the one that I say. There's such care and craft there. Work fuckery and stress has meant that I haven't been able to squeeze out anything like poetry for ages and right now it's like, well what the fuck is the point, he already said it all. Ugh.

[apiphile]

the point is that now he's not hear to say it, so it's very definitely our job to