When they lay down beside me I made my confession to them. They touched both my eyes and I touched the dew on their hem. If your life is a leaf that the seasons tear off and condemn, They will bind you with love that is graceful and green as a stem.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Cohen describes an intimate moment where physical touch conveys comfort and love binding the speaker like a natural stem.
- In plain terms
- Intimate connection offers a gentle, natural form of comfort and binding.
- What can you take from it?
- Physical intimacy can heal and bind us gently.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do you find comfort?
- What binds you to others?
Another view
This image assumes mutual trust which may not exist.
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