Coney Island of the Mind - Van Morrison on Poetry Nature and Healing.. 

“If you can articulate pain you can heal from it.” Understand this is what Van’s lyrics do for me. I suppose his calming voice beautifully “lifts me up, carry’s me through”. I was given the gift of a compilation of Van songs done by assorted artists by an old love of mine. I absolutely love all of Van’s music, his voice, but I truly do cherish a few of the songs from that compilation. One in particular is sung acapella (sp) by Elvis Costello …think it may be named Always Return to the Lord. Had it played at my Moms funeral. Another is the song Crazy Love sung by Cassandra Wilson. that an artist played solo at my daughters wedding. The young guitarist learned the song from listening to the 💿 cd. Thirdly from that compilation of Mr Morrison’s songs is Coney Island that Liam Nesson narrated. While listening I’m transported along that drive right with him. Just beautiful !! Van is the King of the Slipstream 👏🌊🍂🌈🍀🥂

Oh, but that hearty laugh is everything! His heart is filled with the beauty of his home turf and in his sharing, we are all blessed to be there, at home...☘️💚

He's just a bloke that writes songs and sings with honesty and integrity. I never much liked VM until I heard Scandinavia on the radio while driving in the dark one night to see my newborn daughter at the hospital. I thought how amazing is this music and was really surprised to find out it was VM. That was a nice way to discover him and his music that became part of me since 1981. Thank you.

Thanks for posting..van driving….

Belíssimas paisagens! Boas lembranças e a poesia de Van Morrison!❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

Pure unadulterated beauty. Love this. Thank you for sharing. 💚🍀🎶

A gift of healing. Brings back connections to going deep and sharing love of poetry and beauty....thank you very much for creating this movie

Wouldn't it be great if it was like this all the time.

Fascinating

As I wander across the Downs and through the meadows of the Weald of Kent with this mystic's music playing through my senses I know that Blessed spiritual rapture is inevitable .✌️🙏

Love this, thanks for sharing

Beautiful video 🙂. Thank you ✌️

Thank ya for this when i was young i listened to Van Morrison as i have gotten older i started listening to Van again with more understanding when i used to drive i would find fields to lay in just for soothing grazing listening it was so peaceful it would ease my mind now i dont drive and don't go to fields anymore and for me i miss the fields i sit outside where i live its not the same by far but night time is a time to clear the mind Thank y'all for sharing this Wonderful piece of life❤️❤️❤️

To repeat the words of cousin Van Wouldn't it be great if it was like this all the time Yes it would but that would be such a rare happening, it would be like winning the lottery of the world

Great stuff. But can we make something clear. Van is talking about Coney Island, County Down, Ireland. "A Coney Island of the Mind" is a book of poems published in 1958 and written by American poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti. And, although the book isn't really about any geographical place, the title refers to Coney Island, New York and its famous amusement park. At the beginning of his book, Ferlinghetti explains that he got the title from a Henry Miller story called "Into the Night Life".

Van is driving Ford 🤘

A hint at the healing of Ireland.

"A Coney Island Of The Mind" - 1958, famous book of poetry by Lawrence Ferlinghetti.