I was thinking about what inspires us to create the other night. Music is always a great way to be inspired. It always seems to put me in the right frame of mind. I took out Neil Diamond’s Jonathan Livingston Seagull CD and listened to it over and over. The song Be has always been a favorite of mine. I’m sure that many of you that take the time and look deep into yourselves can understand and appreciate the lyrics of this song.

Be by Neil Diamond

Lost
On a painted sky
Where the clouds are hung
For the poet’s eye
You may find him
If you may find him
There
On a distant shore
By the wings of dreams
Through an open door
You may know him
If you may
Be
As a page that aches for a word
Which speaks on a theme that is timeless
And the one God will make for your day
Sing
As a song in search of a voice that is silent
And the Sun God will make for your way

And we dance
To a whispered voice
Overheard by the soul
Undertook by the heart
You may know it
If you may know it
While the sand
Would become the stone
Which begat the spark
Turned to living bone
Holy, Holy
Sanctus, sanctus
Be
As a page that aches for a word
Which speaks on a theme that is timeless
And the one God will make for your day
Sing
As a song in search of a voice that is silent
And the one God will make for your way

© 2008 Dave Moilanen