Virginia is Calling Again

Music & lyrics, 1982

Mountains and sunrise
The river, the moonlight
The color of gold in the wind
Blackbirds and bluejays
The pastures, the sweet hay
The house where the old dirt road ends
Lit by the fire in the hearth
The soft sounds of snowfall and birth
Caught by the trees in the rain
Virginia is calling again

Childhood and horse rides
The laughter, the white lies
Autumn come winter come spring
Lightning and heat storms
Wood stoves and screen doors
At sundown the nightingale sings
The loom by the window is drawn
Clay pots and leaves in the yard
Brothers and sisters and friends
Virginia is calling again

Home
Where your spirit knows earth
Back
Where the morning is heard
On
Into bright fields of grain
Virginia is calling again

Cloudburst and grey squirrels
Red flash and red whirls
Breezes and crystalline streams
Peebles and white sand
The blue sky, the green land
Fresh milk and apples and cream
Dances and songs to the wind
Ice tea and full to the brim
Caught in a moment of pain
Virginia is calling again

Home
Where your spirit knows earth
Back
Where the morning is heard
On
Into bright fields of grain
Virginia is calling again

© K.C. Peterson, 1982