"..every moment is a peacemarch."
Allen Cohen

(photo) Feb.16, 2003,
San Francisco Peace March,
Allen Cohen w/ Nicole Savage and Alan Moore

Allen Cohen photos shared by his friend Jeff Sheppard

Memorial event flyer

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Elegy for Allen Cohen
By: J C. Flyer

With a bellowing voice
howling like the winds
of change
A poet stands
amongst a pile of hats
in no discernable order
maybe not to you
But
always the conscience
of the buffalo
or of you and I
Teaching truth
to students of the future
Speaking words
too truthful
for ears to hear
Remembering Hiroshima
and tales about
denizen bikers, drug fueled wanderers, and
down on their luck burlesque
queens

Or was it Brooklyn?
where the seeds were sown
to blossom in North Beach
and into the Haight Ashbury
Like a strong warm wind
sharing the bounty
of ideas and visions
Now a shell of a body
clutching effortlessly at those moments
of truth
of freedom
of sharing the consciousness
Pointing towards the path that's
right over there
I'll catch you later man

© Gypsyman 3 Publishing

Last Words
To Allen Cohen

Dear Mate,

I want to say so many things

so, so many things full of heart

and of the times before

to thank you for being my friend -

for this alone I have been blessed

to thank you for having moved the world

of man and woman kind unto and far beyond

themselves as illuminated sentient beings

all in the moment then and now

as one energetic body of loving

transformation and regeneration

 and to compliment you one to the other

for having carried on as you have

as a warrior - bhodisattva and scribe

 of proud lineage - a legacy in fact

of a "one hip hippy" as you once

commented to me in virtual space

I am there with you in this moment

timeless of today or tomorrow

asever in this moment

knowing full and well

that we shall meet again

 transformation bringing us

so close to the source

of all things worth living for

 Namasté - Bole Nath Kí Jai

Tat Sat Hari Tat Sat!

 With love remembrance joy

and the image of your smile

in my heart

 AsEver yours,

© Hammond Guthrie March, 2004

My last words to an old and cherished friend well met at Morey's Deli (circa 1965)

Allen Cohen Tribute by Kush

Close friends of Allen, Beat archivist Kush and a
Phil Deal, saxaphone player,did an acknowledgement of Allen Cohen.
It was all about light. He was the publisher of the Oracle, a history of the Haight Ashbury,
which created a sense of community. He was involved in the
production of the first Human Be In. ~ Kush | Jun 7, 2004         

PHIL DEAL website

Finding Refuge in the Spirit of Allen

We lay there

Our breathing finds its own rhythm

anchors us in the moment

We find it curious

why now so close to his dying

we should find such deep comfort

in each other's presence

I begin to softly hum a Buddhist chant

It is my way way of offering him blessings,

I want Allen to know he is held by my love,

not to be afraid, to

treasure this liminal time.

In a moment a warm breeze

wafts into the room.

It ripples over us.

Our touching arms merge into one.

Our breaths sail together

on the precious waves.

©Yana Womack

Yana was a care giver to Allen and they shared wonderful conversations on dreams

If you would like to honor Allen and share an experience, a poem, your feeling on what he meant to you  or an inspirational story relating to his life, please send them to nsavage@sfheart.com .
With your blessing I will post them here as a special memorial
 and tribute to Allen Cohen who walked the talk
and shared what he achieved in his lifetime.

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