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The Hypnotist by Dorothea Barth 2009  Inspired by the Leonard Cohen Concert, Friday, November 13, 2009 in San Jose, CA at the HP Pavilion.  Written on 11/15/09; last revised on 11/16/09   Hypnotized in solitude For decades now I soar Didn't think I'd see you Till now, with thousands more   Flashback to a stadium It's summer '67   "Beatles you may hear, not have! Your fiddle is your heaven" We have more longevity With worship I was through Introduced by mutual friends Have you heard Cohen too? Spellbound for three hours strong Row sixteen, not so far Stood with all your other friends Desiring more than more Fretting fierce about my greed This man deserves his peace! When at last you take your leave I wave, resist, release Wonder what I'd say to you If we met on the street Canter's or on Fairfax Tongue tightly tied, I'd greet Holding you in such esteem Might quell our dialogue Fool am I to write this verse To pierce my muting fog Once did I communicate While fleeing from red sands Delighted that you answered Your letter 's in my hands Thanks for the inspiration Your words, your voice, your song With my Bohemian violin I must meander on My crucible not Montreal But North Sea's great unrest Nor honed was I in Hydra But Heartland, then the West I once was young enough for you, But that's no longer true So I will play my own song now Allegro, sweet, or blue Your spell will surely linger Past meetings we have missed A guide to unknown sands and shores Where grew the hypnotist

Key Words: Leonard Cohen Concert, HP Pavilion, November 13, 2009, poem reflecting on the Leonard Cohen Concert in San Jose, CA, Leonard Cohen 2009 World Tour