Sandals in the snow

Alone in new found fields
watching stars caress the sky
my thoughts drift on waves of sleep
swallowed by a summer's breeze

Waking on the gentle shore
dreaming with the whispering tide
the water creeps into my soul
fighting tears that never show

Turning to glimpse falling leaves
dancing to their waiting kind
resting where I'll never be
I leap from a different tree

Landing in winter's flesh
shivering with content
oh the sweet numbing of my toes
lonely sandals in the snow