Touching Story about a Poet and a Muse

     Leonard Cohen has been a fascinating, nysterous figure for decades. His fellow artists have long appreciated him, especially Judy Collns, who literally coaxed him into singing "Suzanne" at a concert.

     Recently, the Guardian ran the story about how he sent a touching farewell letter to Marianne Ihlen, who inspired two of his early songs, The link below tells the story and mentions the two songs:

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/aug/07/so-long-marianne-leonard-cohen-writes-to-muse-just-before-her-death

     What impresses me is the tenderness between the two which endured

over the decades. My understanding is that Cohen and Ihlen had not been in touch for a long time. But they had a connection that did not require frequent contact. The romantic relationship they had did not last forever. But the artistic relationship continues. She inspired him and the songs give testimony to that.

     Who is there in our lives who have inspired us? There need not have been a romantic attachment.but for those of us who create art in any fashion, we should be thankful for the muses we have known.

     And the obvious song:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZI6EdnvH-8