ALOUETTE

ALOUETTE A tremulous violin rises into the sky Leaving its thoughtful melodic trail Faint echoes of English countryside And for this listener, evoking pride The lark still ascending, tells its tale We’re left in tears and all know why As I experience the Lark Ascending A haunting, evocative arrangement Describing a gentle fluttering of wings The emotions that the melody brings Wistful and feeling such contentment The mood lingers with its soft ending Early twentieth century composition In some ways reflecting an innocence With nature captured in that melody Springtime fields, and life feeling free That piece of work made such sense Ralph Vaughan Williams’ true vision