Beneath the snow-covered boughs
I hear a whisper
From the snow
From the canopy
From the wind
From the gnarled, unmoving bark
It tells of a quieter truth
A quieter life
Hard, but slow
Chaotic, but steady
Cold, but full of life
That I might hear that story
And hold it in my unwooded heart
Cozy up closer
So I can hear your heart beat
And study its song
Let’s sink beneath the azure waves
And by the turtles swim
There where a quiet music plays
That I might hide within
Step to the music
And I will follow your lead
My cheek beside yours
The earth quickens
I feel her beneath my toes
Breathing
Awakening
Warming
Shifting
Dancing
I have but one heart for to give
One soul to join a pair
One body that by yours can live
For you they all lay bare
New tales are woven
Each moment the thread is held
Whether good or ill
Float with me here
Where the clouds break
Under a sky of gods
Over a storied place
Full of ancient tales
And ancient words
And ancient wisdom
That we might find a way
To breathe air long unbreathed
And know things
Long forgotten
It was amidst the broken snow
Beneath the new spring sun
As brown and green began to grow
And melt began to run
There did I find the seed we’d sown
So careful in the soil
Gone bright and lively, not undone
By winter’s frozen toil
Each age is a season
Each year but an hour
The days fleeting moments
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