like walking on water

like walking on water
in brilliant sunlight
frozen snow
in the woods
by noon
the spell
was fading

ok,
so what do
you guys want?
he said to the trees
they
after having
putting up with him
amused at times
for a while now

since last they had spoken
together the trees
had decided what
they had decided

like walking on water
frozen snow in the woods
by noon the spell
has passed

the dress rehearsal
like rearranging the furniture
with silver grey and snow
sweet glistening wood
under a clear blue sky
laughing

we had some fun at
the end of the day
the last tree hung up
I took a line up with a ladder
and pulled it over

like walking on water
frozen snow in the woods
by noon the spell
had passed

into another tree
did I mention that  then
I got one saw pinched
so I had to go get the
" O'eight S" and cut it out
man
talk about an over-weight saw

by the light of
a crescent moon
I feel your pain
at the base
of my spine
and remember
what once was
was once
new

like walking on water
frozen snow in the woods
by dark the spell
had resumed
as
painting