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Unembarrassed and undestroyed, Leonard Cohen at 71

A A A Comments By Greg Burk Wednesday, Jun 28 2006

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drinking cognac

Cohen is one of the few lyricists to use the word body regularly. ''I use the word thigh a lot too. Lately I've moved on to shoulder. You sort of feel like a butcher or something.'' (Photo by Tim Palen)

Cohen is one of the few lyricists to use the word body regularly. ''I use the word thigh a lot too. Lately I've moved on to shoulder. You sort of feel like a butcher or something.'' (Photo by Tim Palen)

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with the old man —

his exquisite hospitality

in the shack by the river —

that is, no hospitality

just emptying the bottle into my glass

and filling my plate

and falling asleep

when it was time to go

Leonard Cohen walks me to my car, and I drive off. He remains standing on the sidewalk, looking at the eastern sky.

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