Anne-Marie Brest

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Poem: Listen to the Hummingbird by Leonard Cohen

Listen to the hummingbird
Whose wings you cannot see
Listen to the hummingbird
Don’t listen to me.

Listen to the butterfly
Whose days but number three
Listen to the butterfly
Don’t listen to me.

Listen to the one in charge
Who studies your ID
Listen to the one in charge
Don’t listen to me.

Listen to the sovereign heart
Resign its sovereignty
Listen to the sovereign heart
Don’t listen to me.

Listen to the mind of God
Which doesn’t need to be
Listen to the mind of God
Don’t listen to me.

Leonard Cohen- The Flame - Poems Notebooks Lyrics Drawings - 2018