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The Unfolding Letter (feat. Derek Walcott)

from The Unfolding Letter by JKayser

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(Jérôme Kayser / Derek Walcott)

lyrics

I sent you, in Martinique,maître,
The unfolding letter of a sail,
A letter Beyond the lines of blindingly white breakers,
Of lace-laden surplices and congregational shale.

I did not send any letter, though it flailed on the wind,
Your island is always in the haze of my mind ,
With the blown-about sea-birds in their creole clatter of vowels, Maitre among
makers, Whom the reef recites
when the copper sea-almonds blaze.

Beacons to distant Dakar, and the dolphin’s acres.

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from The Unfolding Letter, released November 1, 2022
Guitares, basse, piano, percussions, arrangement: Jérôme Kayser
Flute: Mô Beddiar
Voix: Dereck Walcott

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JKayser Sainte Luce, Martinique

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