This is a poem Where is Leonard Cohen? which was chosen for a collection to be published by Oakland Seniors 

Where is Leonard Cohen? 

He wrote about the dark.

He wrote about the light

He made our bellies feel 

The commonness of our plight

He wrote about the cracks.

And he wrote about the good.

He made us think democracy was coming

And we thought we understood.

Now the worst of us is sprouting

Forget the idea of a brother

A demagogue emboldens

It’s OK to hate the other.

Our planet has a fever 

Alarming in its size.

We won’t see the chaos coming

If we just close our eyes

Our souls need art and poetry

To regularly feed them

Where is Leonard Cohen

When we sorely need him?