Listen to this when
Little Green
a love letter to the child you let go 💚
Who it's for
Widely known as Joni Mitchell's song to the daughter she placed for adoption, it wishes the child a happy life while holding the sorrow of separation.
Grieving, tender→Gentle, hopeful
Feelings it meets
What it is
"Little Green" is a folk song by Joni Mitchell, the third track on her 1971 album Blue. She wrote it in 1966, a year after signing adoption papers for her daughter, while she was a struggling folk singer in Toronto. Unlike many songs on the album, it is about her daughter rather than a romance. The daughter's existence became public in 1993, and the two were reunited in 1997.
Where to find it
All major streaming services.
Before you start
Heads up: Placing a child for adoption.
Age: All ages
I came to your shore as a stranger, I lived in your house as a guest, I leave your door as a friend, my earth.Rabindranath Tagore, Stray Birds, no. 272
