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I taught myself to live simply

from Myth and Memory by Donna Wickham

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Poem by Anna Akhmatova


I taught myself to live simply and wisely,
to look at the sky and pray to God,
and to wander long before evening
to tire my superfluous worries.
When the burdocks rustle in the ravine
and the yellow-red rowanberry cluster droops
I compose happy verses
about life's decay, decay and beauty.
I come back. The fluffy cat
licks my palm, purrs so sweetly
and the fire flares bright
on the saw-mill turret by the lake.
Only the cry of a stork landing on the roof
occasionally breaks the silence.
If you knock on my door
I may not even hear.

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from Myth and Memory, released October 30, 2011
Donna Wickham, vocals; Art Lande, piano

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Donna Wickham Denver, Colorado

Donna Wickham, a continually surprising Denver musician with a beautiful and flexible voice, has set her sights high on her debut jazz recording. The vocalist, who recorded previously as a classical choral musician and a background singer, created her debut jazz recording during the past year, partly as a result of her collaborations with the great pianist Art Lande.



 
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