“Volta” is Italian for “turn.” In poetry, particularly a sonnet, the term refers to a shift in tone or subject.
Speaking of poetry, “Thirty days hath September,” and we are now turning the page on the calendar. The past few mornings have been chilly enough to dig out my hoodies from the back of the closet. I’ve also been adding cinnamon to the morning coffee grounds before brewing, which feels like an autumnal treat.
The first leaves have turned color, giving the trees a slight blush, as if they might be a tiny bit embarrassed. Just yesterday, the first monarch emerged from a chrysalis in our backyard, spreading its orange and black wings into the sunlight. All this makes me want to sing the folk song, “There is a season, turn, turn, turn.”
This Tuesday evening at church, we ordered a dozen pizzas from the local shop down the street and gathered underneath our outdoor pavilion for an old-fashioned hymn sing. We had guitars, ukeleles, a cojan (a small drum), a harmonica, and a violin. (Side note: Do you know the difference between a violin and a fiddle? You can spill beer on a fiddle.)
Since I am a member of our church’s string band, I admit bias, but I still think we sounded pretty good. Children led us in the hand motions for “Peace Like a River.” The young and old made a joyful noise together: “Teach me some melodious sonnet, sung by flaming hearts above.”
I know that certain people in attendance came with burdens. We live in troubling times, including worries about climate change, the economy, and AI. Personal illnesses and anxieties weigh on individuals. Those concerns and struggles were present on Tuesday evening.
And there seemed to be a kind of turning as we sang. A shift toward a sense of peace, oh yes, peace like a river in my soul. I felt this volta in my heart as surely as the evening chill against my face.
Andrew Taylor-Troutman is the author of the book with Wipf and Stock Publishers titled This Is the Day: A Year of Observing Unofficial Holidays about Ampersands, Bobbleheads, Buttons, Cousins, Hairball Awareness, Humbugs, Serendipity, Star Wars, Teenagers, Tenderness, Walking to School, Yo-Yos, and More. He lives in Chapel Hill, North Carolina where he is a student of joy.
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