# Dedication explained — The Song of the Lark

> Chapter companion for The Song of the Lark by Willa Cather.

## What happens

The dedication poem addresses Isabelle McClung, evoking a memory of a beautiful, free morning in the uplands where the world felt young and the winds were free, and a fair garden in the blue desert air invited the speaker to be its guest.

## Key lines

> On uplands, At morning, The world was young, the winds were free; A garden fair, In that blue desert air, Its guest invited me to be.

In the highlands at dawn, everything felt fresh and unspoiled, with unrestricted breezes; a beautiful garden in that clear, open sky beckoned me to stay as its visitor.

_The poem sets a nostalgic, idyllic scene of invitation and natural beauty._

## Links

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