A Beautiful, Well-Trained Voice Poem by Margaret Alice

Tonight we heard Cecilia Bartoli for the
first time, saw her face light up as she
sang Mozart - Vorrei et non vorrei –
looking every inch the bashful young
maiden, then sang Mozart’s Halleluja
with the sweetness of an angel, the
pure high note vibrated straight into
heaven in a round, gold shaft of light,
you cried, I was entranced, couldn’t
believe what we heard was true, how
much energy she put into expressing
her feelings and controlling a voice
stronger than a violin – what amazing
joy a beautiful, well-trained voice
can bring…