A Starry Night

Composing thoughtful song about Van Gogh

     strikes the soul how with strokes of his brush (bright

with suffering he knew) he used life to show

     fields of wheat; countrysides; a starry night

(in brilliant color); comets; light effects;

     and galaxies! But genius took its time.

Opposed to novelty, without perfect

     sense, peers decried Van Gogh's pioneering prime.

Still, beauty poured out from his tortured mind,

     which bled and perished to incarnate art.

To Van Gogh's brilliance, the world has enshrined

     and blessed the spirit of his enormous heart!

Hence, his quintessence haunts our lives today,

a Zeitgeist, ghost, which never fades away.

By Ngoc Nguyen

From: United States