To the End of Love

There’s so much going on in my head right now that I can’t get my thoughts in order, so I’ve been having a YouTube session with Leonard Cohen. It’s so good to hear his voice again – I didn’t listen to him for a while after her died, since I didn’t want to wallow in grief. I’m over that now, and ready to celebrate his life.

I don’t know whether I’ve posted this video before, but if I have, I make no apology. I love this song, I love movies which feature dance, and this is one of my favorites. The film is The Scent of a Woman, the song is Dance Me to the End of Love, and Al Pacino’s character is blind. Watch Al’s face  – his expressions are mesmerising. Once again, he proves he’s The Man.

When I first watched the movie, I didn’t know this was coming…

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I’ve just returned from a holiday in Spain, so…

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Spain.

Peace in Spanish: 

Paz

Find the pronunciation HERE.

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©Jane Paterson Basil

Suffragette #Tanka

I watched the movie “Suffragette” this evening. I cried all the way through, and for an hour after I got home. It is a beautiful, respectful tribute to those women who gave so much, and lost so much in doing so.

Image from review in Irish Examiner

suffragettes suffered
losing loved ones, health and life
my sterile tears fall
searching out their crumbling bones
to pay homage to their glory

©Jane Paterson Basil