Avner Strauss
Israeli poet, singer, songwriter, and guitarist.
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If you count the thorns, the flower disappears. The Rains, Anyhow.
Inside every widow there's a spider that weaves it's webs in the corners of her heart. "Voices Within the Ark", ibid.
Once, my wife would make me coffee. These days, she hardly puts the kettle on. Distance and other Measures (1994).
when a fool fails he says I was unlucky, when a wise man fails he says what a fool I had been. Song "If I was a Cat" live version. (2003 Blues Festival)
When you have a full bouquet you can't sit back and smell each flower. Artist Pages.
To bend down for money is OK, but to bow is not. Introduction to Money, Power, and Honor, In Jerusalem, the Skies are Lower (1989).
So many lovers, yet there is no love. Birds of the Mind and Chameleons of the Heart (1978).
In Jerusalem, the skies are closer. In Jerusalem, the Skies are Lower.
If I had plenty, I'd be content with what I have. If I Were a Cat.
Words flow under a bridge of silence. A Song For You (1980).
Mama Rhino cries out loud, his nose is always the issue, every time he wipes his nose, he rips apart the tissue. Friends of the Rhino (2005).
The longer you walk, the smaller each step... diary entry 1995.
The mind is like a sea, few are those who dare sail, most stand on the shore and watch. Artist pages. (A.S.)
Tried to change the world, but I was Bluesed away.
The blind man sits in the dark, but for guests he turns on the light. 12 Years Before Now, In Jerusalem, the Skies are Lower (1991).
If the Blues were wine, I'd be drunk all the time. If the Blues Were Wine, 1/2 Precent Blues (1995).
Rain was the nemesis of the snow, and the snow for the flowers. I Answer as if Someone Really Meant to Ask, Birds of the Mind and Chameleons of the Heart (1978).
In Jerusalem, even the silence speaks. In Jerusalem, the Skies are Lower (1989).
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