Randall Thompson — Velvet Shoes

Let us walk in the white snow In a soundless space; With footsteps quiet snd slow At a tranquil pace Under veils of white lace I shall go shod in silk And you in wool White as white cow’s milk More beautiful Than the breast of a gull We shall walk through the still town In a windless peace; We shall step upon white down Upon silver fleece Upon softer than these We shall walk in velvet shoes: Wherever we go Silence will fall like dews On white silence below We shall walk in the snow