Comments on: You Want It Darker Or Brighter?

By: Kevin Howlett

Kevin Howlett — Mon, 05 Dec 2016 08:37:00 +0000

Martha..Sweet sister in law, Hung out at the Chelsea Hotel in the Big Apple. Leonard Cohen was there. You know THE UNMADE BED and all. Good guy. I enjoy your musings. Keep it up, it’s lively and amusing. Have a nice evening. Be a good girl!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.Kevin H.

By: Atussa Sabet

Atussa Sabet — Fri, 25 Nov 2016 16:21:11 +0000

Leonard Cohen was my Nietzsche and Camus, he was my W B Yeates, and I am left bereft by his passing. I was able to buy “You Want It Darker” a day before its release, thanks to the kind record store owner in carlsbad I befriended. Thank you, Martha, for your dedication to a man whose words and wisdom and truths stood apart from all that makes up today’s world. Cohen has made up the background music to my life for three decades; his passing forges an emptiness that will not be easily contained.

He added color and weight to my life, so …

You want it darker,

We kill the flame.

Cheers,

Atussa

By: Elizabeth Howlett

Elizabeth Howlett — Thu, 24 Nov 2016 22:07:10 +0000

Hallelujah!

By: Teresa Campbell

Teresa Campbell — Thu, 24 Nov 2016 20:35:39 +0000

Like a bird on a wire…flown away. He was great! Wishing you the best, Martha. Happy Holiday. Teri

By: Casey

Casey — Thu, 24 Nov 2016 13:51:32 +0000

Martha – Thank you for including me in your blog. We share a disappointment in our country, but the sharp edges are finally wearing off. I was up two nights in mid month, meditating with that beautiful moon, blessing again the peace of the small hours. It seems to take a larger number of small joys to outweigh the crassness in our society's evolution, but the search can be infinitely rewarding. Years ago a friend gave us a copy of Leonard Cohen's first album. Very moderate singer at the time, but always and forever a poet. Much to be thankful for.

By: JACKIE NACH

JACKIE NACH — Thu, 24 Nov 2016 05:51:22 +0000

My very dearest Martha.
My heart is full. The poetry of Leonard Cohen leaves me such. Every time.
If reminded to express gratitude this Thanksgiving day, I will declare just how fortunate I feel to be able to create. To be a person who needs to create. I don't feel well if I don't. Actually, it's not what I do. It's who I am.
I choose light to see. Everything.
I choose darkness to sleep, to dream while my brain sweeps out waste.
Novembers have come and gone. Be brave dearest Martha, be brave.
You share your riches…and there are many…and all you touch have much to be grateful for!
HAPPY THANKSGIVING!