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