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Scott E. Spradlin's avatar

Wonderful to hear your reading and to receive your disclosures about your life.

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Chloe Hope's avatar

That is one fine pairing of an exceptional song to an exceptional poem

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Robert Ogner's avatar

Beautiful poem! That illustration such a moving beautiful gift. “You Want It Darker” one of my favorite Cohen songs. Oddly comforted by his darker songs. Thank you!

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Cecilia Camardo's avatar

See, in my family, it was Vicks vapor rub, not the cough syrup, that had magical properties.

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James Don BlueWolf's avatar

An Elder we loved felt the same way about Alkaseltzer Plus--took it for everything. Miss him

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Steve Lovelace's avatar

You brought the tears again. If I had had an elixir when my Dad died, I would have used it. He would be over a hundred now, don’t think I’d wish that on him, but I would have loved another 20 or 30 years.

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Donna McArthur's avatar

I LOVE this poem. What a wonderful gift to be able to create such a beautiful illustration to share with you in tribute of your moving work. I am curious if you were just randomly searching Ebay for cough syrup and found it🤣?!

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Angela Bigler, Goddess's avatar

I love this so much. It's filling me up with memories and childhood magic. Your poem is incredible - I feel it all.

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Patris's avatar

I’m blinking away some tears. Bless your dad.

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Connie Madden's avatar

The right eye is wiser than the left. Fine poem, byw.

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David's avatar

great poem indeed - I also write the poems

https://tumbleweedwords.substack.com/p/the-other-side-poem

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Breath of Freedom Poetry's avatar

This is perfect.

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RonMcF's avatar

Well, Leonard Cohen sure knew how to brighten up a day. Anyway. My mother thought of Vicks Vaporub as a sure cure for my chronic bronchitis--rubbed it on my chest & under my nose--often had me put a dab of it on my tongue & let it melt down my sore throat. Vicks cough drops. I preferred Smith Brothers licorice.

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Writer Pilgrim by So Elite's avatar

Windex, Gus! Say no more! Love the drawing too!

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JAN O’NEIL's avatar

Paregoric. The contents of a 50 year old bottle still in my mom’s fridge still work their magic.

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Leomhann Saorsa's avatar

I like all this so many ways!

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Jill Swenson's avatar

You slay me. The Leonard Cohen tune got me up on my feet to dance then laugh it got so dark..

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