Instrumentation: soprano, clarinet, french horn, and piano version or soprano/piano version
The text is comprised of three poems by Sue Susman (William Susman's sister) following the life of a homeless woman. The voice/piano version was arranged for Jacquelyn Familant and Elaine Kwon.
First Performance: San Francisco, Old First Concerts, March, 1992
Sara Ganz, soprano; Gregory Dufford, clarinet; William Klingelhoffer, french horn; Joan Nagano, piano.
First Performance soprano and piano version: New York, Ico Gallery, March, 2009
Jacquelyn Familant, soprano and Elaine Kwon, piano