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Leonard Cohen's recent letter to his ex-girlfriend before she died is heartbreaking

“See you down the road.”

Nov 11th 2016, 8:56 AM 7,602 Views 2 Comments

IN SAD NEWS this morning, legendary songwriter and musician Leonard Cohen died at the age of 82.

People around the world have been sharing their tributes to Cohen all morning, and as ever the Letters Of Note Twitter account - which shares personal letters released by noteworthy people - has been on hand to provide us with an insight into his personality:

A recent note written to his muse Marianne Ihlen before her death in July is just so poignant

Leonard Cohen's recent letter to his dying muse, Marianne Ihlen, takes on a new poignancy with the sad news of his death. pic.twitter.com/dkRz8U4x3M
— Letters of Note (@LettersOfNote) November 11, 2016

Source: Letters of Note/Twitter

And the response he received is equally touching

leonard2 Source: Letters of Note

Once again, the world is waking up to a particularly unwelcome death in 2016

There's a blaze of light
In every word
It doesn't matter which you heard
The holy or the broken Hallelujah#RIPLeonard
— Justin Trudeau (@JustinTrudeau) November 11, 2016

Source: Justin Trudeau/Twitter

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Leonard Cohen's recent letter to his ex-girlfriend before she died is heartbreaking

“See you down the road.”

A recent note written to his muse Marianne Ihlen before her death in July is just so poignant

And the response he received is equally touching

Once again, the world is waking up to a particularly unwelcome death in 2016