Christmas Will Be All White

Open your tired eyes and see

The speck of snow dancing in the sunrise

Your hair flows out in the winter breeze

A wonderland awaits for you and I

The leaves of evergreens

Shimmer up on the hillside

Laced with snow it looks

Perfect for a sleigh ride

If I awoke to frosted windows

Lost in a sea of white

I wouldn’t need any presents

‘Cause Christmas will be alright

Come noon we’ll be skating

Out on the silver lake

Where the cold ice reflects

The hailstorm of snowflakes

Avalanche or snow storm

You don't have to feel alone

'Cause our angels rise from the snow

And guide us back home

When you come home at moonlight

Numb red from frost bite

Just watch the Northern Lights

'Cause Christmas will be alright

The Wings That Carry

The birds perched on the treetops
They roost and squeak and chatter
By the afternoon sun's rise
Many more will have gathered

I walk my path and ignore
Their tweets that fill the air
But they flock about the crossroads
And present an unflinching glare

Sometimes I reach up to them
And they gaze down at me
But is it the birds who fly away
Or me the one who flees?

At night I dream of talons
Tearing my hair out
Yet when I awake from bedlam
I read it with some doubt

As I tell my stories to the birds
They cannot help but laugh
For their wings have always carried me
I, the crow, am quick to forget that

One day I'll catch a fallen feather
And greet fair days forever more
Unto myself or among the flock
Beyond this lonely path, I will soar