Come dance with the West wind
And touch on the mountain tops
Sail o're the canyons and up to the stars
And reach for the heavens
And hope for the future
Of all that we can be
And not what we are.... "The Eagle and the Hawk"
written by John Denver and Mike Taylor Copyright 1971, Cherry Lane Music Co.
The following lyrics are John Denver's song, "On The Wings of A Dream." He left us with many messages and as I read these words I think of what Annie (John's former wife) shared with us about John's death. That John Denver truly LIVED his life, and that he died doing something he passionately loved. She said of him, "he would have liked that."
Yesterday I had a dream about dying About laying to rest and then flying How the moment at hand Is the only thing we really own And I lay in my bed and I wonder After all has been said and is done for Why is it thus we are here And so soon we are gone
Is this life just a path To the place that we all have come from Does the heart know the way And if not can it ever be found In a smile or a tear Or a prayer or a sigh or a song And if so then I sing for my father And in truth you must know I would rather He were here by my side We could fly on the wings of a dream To a place where the spirit could find us And a joy and surrender would bind us We are one anyway Anyway we are more than we seem There are those who will lead us Protect us each step of the way From beginning to end For each moment forever each day Such a gift has been given It can never be taken away
Though the body in passing may leave us
There is one who remains to receive us
There are those in this life
Who are friends from our heavenly home
So I listen to the voices inside me
For I know they are there just to guide me
And my faith will proclaim it is so
We are never alone
From the life to the light
From the dark of the night to the dawn
He is so in my heart
He is here he could never be gone
Though the singer is silent
There still is the truth of the song
Yesterday I had a dream about dying
About laying to rest and then flying
How the moment at hand
Is the only thing we really own
And I lay in my bed and I wonder
After all has been said and is done for
Why is it thus we are here and so soon we are gone
Why is it thus we are here
And so soon we are gone
I'm not home yet, but I'm getting there.
......John Denver
You will be missed.
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