Velvet Shoes
Let us walk in the white snow
In a soundless space;
With footsteps quiet and 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.
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Elinor Wylie (1885-1928)
from Nets to Catch the Wind, 1921
[Poem is in the public domain in Canada, the United States, and the European Union]
Elinor Wylie biography
"Velvet Shoes" sung by a children's choir. Courtesy Karen Bock..
I'm visiting kinda late George, almost 3 A.M. my bedtime. I begin here and time flies away with me. So much to do and not enough time, but I got a few things accomplished.
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