“If your life is a leaf that the seasons tear off and condemn,
They will bind you with love that is graceful and green as a stem.”

— Leonard Cohen

"Sisters of Mercy"
Songs of Leonard Cohen (1967)
Context: When they lay down beside me I made my confession to them.
They touched both my eyes and I touched the dew on their hem.
If your life is a leaf that the seasons tear off and condemn,
They will bind you with love that is graceful and green as a stem.

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Canadian poet and singer-songwriter 1934–2016

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