Out In The Snow

I walked out in the snow

And left no mark upon the ground I trod

The sky, heavy and low

The exhalation of an Arctic god

And I heard words meant for no one

In the air, words out of nowhere

And I saw all at once at my feet

Unexpectedly, a shadow play

I broke off on a floe

And drifted aimlessly a hundred miles

The wind, beginning to blow

Carried me forward on this boat of ice

And I saw things half imagined

Far away, pictures and pageants

That were lost in a moment like words

From a langauge that I never knew

And this voyage seemed to be haunted

By a soul, lost and unwanted

Destined to journey through time

Always covered in a coat of white

I walked out in the snow

Never knowing what I came here for

A dream from so long ago

But we don't talk about it anymore