Seven to eleven is a huge chunk of life, full of dulling and forgetting. It is fabled that we slowly lose the gift of speech with animals, that birds no longer visit our windowsills to converse. As our eyes grow accustomed to sight they armor themselves against wonder.

Leonard Cohen

Leonard Norman Cohen, CC GOQ was a Canadian singer-songwriter, musician, poet, and novelist. His songs have been covered by a host of artistes, including: Don Henley, Joe Cocker, Tori Amos, Nina Simone, Judy Collins, Jeff Buckley, Rufus Wainwright, Jonny Cash, Tim Hardin, Willie Nelson and R.E.M.

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