Avner Strauss

2009-08-30 thumb|Avner Strauss in 2009 Avner Strauss (born 5 November 1954) is an Israeli poet, singer, songwriter, and guitarist. Quotes 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). In Jerusalem, the skies are closer. In Jerusalem, the Skies are Lower. If you count the thorns, the flower disappears. The Rains, Anyhow. If I had plenty, I'd be content with what I have. If I Were a Cat. In Jerusalem, even the silence speaks. In Jerusalem, the Skies are Lower (1989). 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). Words flow under a bridge of silence. A Song For You (1980). 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). Dry bones make good flutes The Hollow Flute, from "Voices Within The Ark" Howard Schwartz, Jewish Poets, [978-0380761098]. Inside every widow there's a spider that weaves it's webs in the corners of her heart. "Voices Within the Ark", ibid. So many lovers, yet there is no love. Birds of the Mind and Chameleons of the Heart (1978). 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). 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. The mind is like a sea, few are those who dare sail, most stand on the shore and watch. Artist pages. (A.S.) The Blues is an acoustic tear. (on his Album "Blues Haor Haganuz") A cup of kindness is better than a whole bottle of mercy can be. ( Song ) Dialogues From "Distance and other Measures", Don from Mars/ Somebody's Crazy and it Ain't Me. Dr.Lindenstrauss: So tell me Don, why don't you go back there? Don: Are you nuts? If I go back to Mars, and tell them that I came from Earth, they would put me straight in an insane asylum. External links Hebrew Wikiquote Official Avner Strauss website Category:Songwriters Category:Musicians Category:Jews Category:Hebrew poets Category:1954 births Category:Living people Category:Poets Category:People from Jerusalem