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In the book 'Leonard Cohen Poems 1956-1958', what is the 5th word on page 24? the Cape Poetry Paperbacks edition

if any one could help me with this i would be more than greatfull

if any one can help email me at james_9904@hotmail.com

Is this from the poem "Saint Catherine Street"?

Towering black nuns frighten us
as they come lumbering down the tramway aisle...

Hello and welcome, James!

In my reprinted edition from 1979 it's the word "silence" if you don't include the title of the poem.

Gift
You tell me that silence
is nearer to peace than poems
but if for my gift
I brought you silence
(for I know silence)
you would say
This is not silence
this is another poem
and you would hand it back to me.

Love, Susanne