Pieces of glass; blue, red, green and gold to welcome you....

Another beautiful day with the light streaming in, which reminds me of the Joni Mitchell song, 'Chelsea Morning,' a track that is so bright that it fills you with happiness for the day ahead. It appeared on her second album, 'Clouds', in 1969. There have been many cover versions since then , of course, but the most famous goes back to that same time, with Judy Collins' take on on it - said to have inspired the Clintons in their choice of name for their daughter. The title of the song comes from the Chelsea neighbourhood of Manhatton where Joni Mitchell was staying, whilst the rainbow on the wall in the lyrics came from beams of light passing through a stained glass mobile hanging in the window...
You can see Joni Mitchell singing it on the following link...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5DYLYHlKvk



Woke up, it was a Chelsea morning and the first thing that I heard,
Was a song outside my window, and the traffic wrote the words,
It came up a-reeling up like Christmas bells, and rapping like pipes and drums.
Oh, won't you stay
We'll put on the day,
And we'll wear it till the night comes.

Woke up, it was a Chelsea morning and the first thing that I saw,
Was the sun through yellow curtains,
And a rainbow on the wall,
Blue, red, green and gold to welcome you,
Crimson crystal beads to beckon.
Oh won't you stay
And we'll put on the day,

There's a sun show every second
Now the curtain opens on a portrait of today,
And the streets are paved with passersby,
And pigeons fly,
And papers lie,
Waiting to blow away.

Woke up, it was a Chelsea morning and the first thing that I knew,
There was milk and toast and honey,
And a bowl of oranges too,
And the sun poured in like butterscotch
And stuck to all my senses.
Oh, won't you stay,
We'll put on the day,
And we'll talk in present tenses.

When the curtain closes and the rainbow runs away,
I'll bring you incense owls by night,
By candlelight,
By jewel-light,
If only you will stay.
Pretty baby, won't you,
Wake up, it's a Chelsea morning.