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Welcome, Morning (sample)

by Laila Salins

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Music: Laila Salins - voice and chamber jazz ensemble
Poetry: Anne Sexton
Photo of Anne Sexton from Spanish TV documentary

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Welcome, Morning

There is joy in all: in the hair I brush each morning,
in the Cannon towel, newly washed, that I rub my body with each morning,
in the chapel of eggs I cook each morning,
in the outcry from the kettle that heats my coffee each morning,
in the spoon and the chair that cry “hello there, Anne” each morning,
in the godhead of the table
that I set my silver, plate, cup upon each morning.
All this is God, right here in my pea-green house each morning
and I mean, though often forget, to give thanks,
to faint down by the kitchen table in a prayer of rejoicing
as the holy birds at the kitchen window peck into their marriage of seeds. So while I think of it, let me paint a thank-you on my palm
for this God, this laughter of the morning, lest it go unspoken.
The Joy that isn’t shared, I’ve heard, dies young.

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released January 28, 2013
Performers: Laila Salins, vocals; Jamie Reynolds, piano; Matt Wigton, bass; Fred Kennedy, drums; Jim Matus; laoutar; Lalita Salins, flute, Tony Vacca, percussion

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laila salins New York, New York

"Captivated the crowd" (NY Times), "exceptional in her singing ability and performing intensity (Zurich Times), Latvian vocalist Laila Salins has enjoyed a richly diverse musical career, performing chamber music, world music, jazz, tango, and music theater/opera, performing widely in Europe, the US, Canada and Australia. Her new CD, Elevator into the Sky, is with jazz chamber ensemble. ... more

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