Perched on my navy-blue shirt collar, the butterfly's delicate legs seemed to defy nature, miraculously carrying my heavy body. With each flutter, reality twisted, turned, and my world underwent a transformation. I cherished the butterfly, yet couldn't help but resent its effect
This is the bell that inspired Leonard Cohen's most famous line. Brought into Cohen's Hydra home by Marianne Ihlen, it sat for yrs on his desk.
"Ring the bells that still can ring
Forget your perfect offering
There is a crack, a crack in everything
That's how the light gets in"