The fire in leaf and grass [ ... ]
Toward a Time of Renewal
Song Cycle by Joelle Wallach (b. 1946)
1. Living  [sung text checked 1 time]
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- by Denise Levertov (1923 - 1997), "Living", appears in The Sorrow Dance, first published 1967, copyright ©
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The pleated lampshade, slightly askew [ ... ]
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- by Denise Levertov (1923 - 1997), copyright ©
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This text may be copyright, so we will not display it until we obtain permission to do so or discover it is public-domain.3. The Fountain  [sung text checked 1 time]
Don't say, don't say there is no water [ ... ]
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- by Denise Levertov (1923 - 1997), copyright ©
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A man sits by the bed [ ... ]
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- by Denise Levertov (1923 - 1997), copyright ©
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Children begin at green dawn nimbly to build [ ... ]
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- by Denise Levertov (1923 - 1997), copyright ©
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Note from score: On June 17th, 1966, the New York Times reported that, as part of the Buddhist campaign of non-violent resistance, Vietnamese children were building altars in the streets of Saigon and Hue, effectively jamming traffic.
6. The Open Sentence  [sung text checked 1 time]
To look out over roofs [ ... ]
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- by Denise Levertov (1923 - 1997), copyright ©
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But we have only begun [ ... ]
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- by Denise Levertov (1923 - 1997), copyright ©
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