Poetry Strikes Again

The Actor
By C.K.Armistead
March 29, 2014

Playing pretend
For a living
Giving face and form
Voice and movement
To Characters
Who exist
Only in dreams
Or imagination
Written on a page
Making them live
Giving them a reality
That touches others
With its truth,
That strikes a chord within
Helping them see
They are NOT alone,
Truly not ALL alone.
Beyond that  gift of
Talent shared,
The gift of your
Own smile is
A pearl beyond price
To those of us
Who value your talent,
Who have been fortunate
To be granted a glimpse
Of your great heart.


The Artist
By C.K.Armistead
March 29,2014

Telling truths
Some do not wish to see
With anything
That will serve your will.
Veiling the truths
With beguiling
Colors
With pleasing form
But always,
ALWAYS
Letting the truth
However bitter,
However lovely
Out.
Letting it tell itself
To the world
To those who will hear
To those who will see
How it IS
Beyond
The obvious
The easy.
Art is difficult,
But so very worth
The effort.

For Ron Perlman and Michael Ornstein  

For obvious reasons. 
Love, Katie