Vaughan Williams: English Folk Song Suite: 1. March: Seventeen come Sunday

STIRRING STUFF... QUINTESSENTIALLY ENGLISH

FOR FRIDAY WRITING # 159

POETS AND STORYTELLERS UNITED

thank you

for this darling

our hearts remember you 

for your musical genius

always 

THE HEART REMEMBERS... RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS (1872 - 1958)

the english folk song suite

evokes images of
sticky puddings
spotted dick
toad in the hole
bubble and squeak
peaches and cream complexions
fair hair'd  blue eyed lasses named
millicent and harriet
hooray henrys in bowler hats
with furled umbrellas
stiff upper lips
cricket on the village green
knitted teapot covers and cosy pubs
a  world long gone