Robert Sherriff 'Australian' Author-Poet-Actor-Model-Singer/songwriter
Robert Sherriff - Starry Night
ROBERT SHERRIFF, poet, singer, actor, - American historian, - photographer
Starry Night spoke to me about this master's work,
His life, his pain, his hurt.
To then cut his ear off, and then the final call,
Like a great actor upon the stage for one last curtain fall.
The man had the world at his feet,
But the world was never big enough for Van Gogh,
Who slipped back into the hands of God,
Leaving behind a legacy, a tale untold.
Three years ago, I saw Van Gogh's paintings,
I just looked and sat, looking at his work,
“birds care not for whom they sing” - Silent One
You have your place in nature's choir,
Singing creation's songbook.
You're divine when you sing what you desire,
Like water in a brook,
Or leaves when a quaking aspen shook.
When you worry about the listening crowd,
You're no longer in tune.
If you feel sunshine, forget the cloud.
Forget about the moon.
The throng doesn't know, but it needs sun this June.
A bird sings not to lilt a melodious song,
But, because he's a bird.
To be who you are is never wrong -
When a wolf's mournful howl is heard,
He is what he is, and someone's soul is stirred.
Why please the milky orb on the sky's black roof
Unmoved by the wolf's plaintive song?
Her job is to be mysterious and aloof
To him, as he cries out so long,
But he feels content to bay his feelings, strong.
So, Painter, poet, singer, actor -
Whoever you may be,
Disregard every detractor.
Because they cannot see
Your beauty, and your place in God's tapestry.
Maya
Truthful, enthusiastic, prolific, kind
People will never forget how she made us feel
If you do not like something, she said, change it.
An American poet, singer, poetess
She published seven autobiographies
Pouring her pain out to help others.
Helping us to do the same
Angelou
I am words on paper, a melody on the air,
A conscious thought with subconscious intent
I am father, son, brother, friend
I am a poet, singer, and seeker of truth;
A man with questions, a soul with possibilities
A past without regret, and a future yet unrealized
I am a lover and a leader
A dreamer and a doer
I am me
~Christopher Thor Britt
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