Ring the bells that still can ring

[cosmolinguist]

While I was waiting for a bus this evening, I happened to glance over at the direction the sun was setting in. It had disappeared behind the buildings but was still making the clouds glow. And a contrail in the clear blue sky was lit up the same way, bright and gold but also so thin.

I looked at it and thought There's a crack in everything, that's how the light gets in. That's what it looked like: a tiny glimpse of the glowing power on the other side of the sky, trying to get in here to us.

Comments

[suzannareads]

What a lovely reminder.

[otter]

Beautiful to imagine that

[gender_euphoric]

Leonard Cohen’s music is such an interesting combination of intensely lyrical poetry lyrics and some of the worst music arrangements I’ve ever heard in pop music.

I guess he figured (correctly) that his poetry would appeal to more of the breadth of humanity as music vs books.

[cmcmck]

'There are holes in the sky where the rain gets in' :o)

[jesse_the_k]

One of the very best lines from that productiv poet.

Also, your tag is a thing of beauty!

[cosmolinguist]

The tag is mostly from a time when I was younger and more intense and suddenly in love with Leonard Cohen. :) But it's nice to still have it when I need it.

[silveradept]

An excellent illustration of an imaginative lyric.