As Adam Early in the Morning (2007)

As Adam early in the morning,
Walking forth from the bower refresh'd with sleep,
Behold me where I pass, hear my voice, approach,
Touch me, touch the palm of your hand to my body
as I pass,
Be not afraid of my body.

Walt Whitman (1819–1892)
from Leaves of Grass (1891): “Children of Adam”

December 7, 2015 | DMA recital at NEC, Brown Hall, New England Conservatory, Boston, MA.