Suzanne (For Leonard Cohen) Poem by Bijay Kant Dubey

Leonard, your Suzanne, Suzanne, search I, search I? Who this Suzanne, Suzanne? What the inspiration binding upon? How the relationship? Suzanne in love, Suzanne in dreams. Suzanne, where from, China, South Asia, her journey from, her settlement, rehabilitation? Or one of Asian diaspora? A bohemian dancer, a music maker? The gipsy girl with telling different stories?

Leonard, Leonard with a golden voice, voice singing, singing the song of Canada, Canada in, in New York, York, the song, song of Canada! Leonard, Leonard, the song, song of love, love and sympathy and bonding! Blue, blue raincoat, blue raincoat the memory, memory to be carried far, down, down the memory lanes, lanes of heart, heart and soul, to corridors, corridors of thought and reflection!

Leonard, Leonard Cohen I searched, searched your Suzanne, Suzanne, but found it not, the source and inspiration of your wandering mind, mind and heart, wandering, wandering love? Suzanne, who is this Suzanne, Cohen? Your Platonic love, your love Platonic, let it be, be up to Plato to resolve.