Leonard Cohen–Anthem
I was there to see the mountains fall
mea culpa
all the loves of my life would tell
you I have a criminal mind
after I had been in the house at this location for 25
years I was given a parking ticket and a towing threat
the first in those 25 years
why? parked in a small drift in front of my house
after the city had not cleaned the street
and after my next door friend had plowed us out
the officer explained
I explained
the mountains sundered–
the bells of the church down the hill
rang as they always do
I was kind,
so was the officer when I explained
I still owe the city 25 bucks
and my car, plugged in at
a few degrees below zero
will be towed in 4 days
if I do not move it
and I must continue to move it from here
on out, every 48 hours
I am a pilgrim
and even the mountains move
the city plows have still not
been through on the street
I will move my car
I will pay the fine
I will listen to the bells
I will study the cracks in life
I will lament as I remember the
huge magnificent mountain range
that is gone under water
like the earth’s crust,
I fold buckle and rise
this is a comedy and I pay the
fine to be a part of the show
just like the mountains that remain
and such…see below…
Cover photo courtesy of Rick Watson; captured by Wendy Voeller, Wiess Photo Creations.
