“Villanelle For Our Time”
Dear readers, if you are inclined, please read this magnificent piece, written by Leonard Cohen, a truly inspiring poem, displaying all of his brilliant craftsmanship.
Quickened with passion and with pain
We rise to play a greater part.
This is the faith from which we start:
Men shall know commonwealth again
From bitter searching of the heart.
We loved the easy and the smart,
But now, with keener hand and brain,
We rise to play a greater part.
The lesser loyalties depart,
And neither race nor creed remain
From bitter searching of the heart.
Not steering by the venal chart
That tricked the mass for private gain,
We rise to play a greater part.
Reshaping narrow law and art
Whose symbols are the millions slain,
From bitter searching of the heart
We rise to play a greater part.
Ivor, I’m sorry to hear you aren’t feeling well again. Hang in there! ❤️❤️
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Thank you ❤️
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Oh that is simply wonderful! How are you feeling today Ivor? xx
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I’m a little bit better today ☺️
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I’m so pleased to hear that :O) xx
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Hope you are okay dear xx
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So brilliant and wonderful!
You know I love Mr. Cohen. 🙂 And his voice always brings a calm. 🙂
How are you doing today, Ivor?
You continue to be in my thoughts and prayers.
I send you warm HUGS and Cooper sends Cooper-KISSES!
🙂
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Oh Carolyn, you make me smile, and actually tonight I’m feeling a bit betterer ☺️🙄❤️
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Oh, good on feeling a bit betterer! 🙂
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Not so good this morning 😊 ☺️ 😃
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Oh, no! 😦
What’s wrong?
Just a setback and not feeling well?
(((HUGS)))
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I think I need a kiss 😘 and a 🤗
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Well, get an orlderly line formed so we can all get in line and get you well from kisses and hugs! 😉 🙂
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Damn, I’m in isolation now, Carolyn, I’ve been cut off from the world, “The Ivor in a Bubble” xxxxx
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Oh, gosh! 😦
I’m sorry to hear this, Ivor.
I hope you can have a bit of fun in the bubble. 😉 And that you won’t be in the bubble too long.
(((HUGS)))
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I’m here for 7 days at least. 😊
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Oh, gosh! 😦
Hopefully the time will pass quickly. 🙂
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Beautiful words. How are you feeling Ivor? Hopefully a little better. 🙂💐💐
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Actually I’m feeling a bit better tonight, thank you ❤️ Sue 😚
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Excellent news, keep it up.🙂
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lol can read the comments above, hope that’s true ….
LC had a way with words, he knew the truth!
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Still feeling a bit betterer, hopefully tomorrow is a better day 😆
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I hope so for you too Ivor … that’s a long time to be so unwell … have they got you on the right antibiotics yet?
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No, I’m just feeling a bit better. 😊
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oh that’s not good Ivor, they should be on top of it by now …
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The Doc’s are perplexed ☺️
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takes you to be an enigma!
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I’m afraid so, nothing’s ever simple in Ivor’s worldxx
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some thrive on drama … [tongue in cheek]
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I seem to have time to write poem’s in between sleeps. 😊 😊 ❤️
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lol that’s good we now know that you will live but it’s not really good enough … these establishments infect us then can’t cure us … really not good enough on their side!
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Have you escaped yet, or are you still on the inside? I hope you are feeling a little better
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I’m still inside, devicing escape plans, I need a driver for the getaway car. 😊 The nurse has just changed my bedsheets, fever soaked I was🤕
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Oh no! Please get better soon, beautiful alien poet
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The alien poet is up and dressed,, a little bit betterer today, but they’re sending me off to a isolation room, it’s where thy keep all the aliens who misbehave 😊😊😱
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Have they allocated a nurse for you to take home Ivor?
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I think they all like me too much and selfishly want to keep me here
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Ivor, thank you. I needed that today. I really needed that. I will be reposting.
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I’m so pleased Leonard’s words resonated with you today, as they are my inspiration for my time here in hospital “we rise to play a greater part” 😊❤️
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Reblogged this on Talkin' to Myself and commented:
These are thoughts we need to keep in our hearts and minds every single day. Thank you, Ivor at Ivor.Plumber/Poet!
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Thank you for sharing, this article is good, I thank you for sharing!
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I hope they find the answers SOON. THough SOONER would have been betterer.
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Yes that would be nicerer ☺️
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The “bitter searching of the heart line” is so powerful. Thanks for sharing Ivor! I am a Creative Life Coach with a poetry blog and today’s here is today’s in case you have time to look? It is also a Villanelle!
https://peacockpoetryblog.wordpress.com/2019/04/05/blurred-lines/
I am also on Instagram as #coachingcreatively, let’s follow each other if you use this medium? You can also find me on Facebook under Sam Allen wearing a bright red and orange hat!
I love connecting with fellow creatives as you can see!
Sunny greetings from Switzerland!
Sam 🙂
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