Dangerous Diamonds

Who watches the snowy owl
In the rare winter’s sun
Knows the breath-taking precision
Of an assassin

Who crosses the frozen lake
Wary of step
Knows the surface groans underfoot
Where a pale, blue face, lifeless says:

Strange days lie up ahead
They’ve just been playing dead
What is done can not be undone

What follows the northern lights
Dangerous diamonds
Knows the sky is a great abyss
Opening, swallowing us all

Strange days shiver
And shimmer in deep reverie
What is done can not be undone

Climb higher north towards
The dangerous diamonds
Hands shake bones break the bells are ringing
The air is thinning

Who watches the snowy owl
In the rare winter’s sun
Knows the rabbit can only hide
Some threats can not be outrun