To the point: Some folks will respond to the pictures/art/paintings, and others will not. Beauty IS in the eye of the beholder, and the beauty of a song is in the ear of a listener. The various works of art above (from "Is this a good painting and why") are considered to be 'masterpieces from the artists, all of whom are Canadian (Arthur Lismer, Tom Thompson and Alex Colville). However, I would not expect all people everywhere to enjoy those paintings as much as I do. They may not like the style; they may not be attracted to that type of art; they may not 'feel' anything from those paintings. They touch me deeply because I am Canadian--and I have been to places like those depicted by Lismer (a member of The Group of Seven) and Thompson (the 'leader' but not a member). The Colville depiction is remarkable from my perspective because of the tension it creates.

The process of writing songs is as many people have mentioned, a balance of infinities. None of us see that far, even on a clear day. That maybe is what I meant when I responded to alanabit.