The Long Pirouette

Sun shine on the moon shine on the lake

moon shine on the snow shine on my face

winter birds go in and out the stars

Okanagan arrowheads under lace

my shining skates still on the ground

Silver web go across the mountain top

mountains lift the hem of the horizon

pinholes in the black

some call them stars

call a little louder - they will answer you

My shining skates burst into stars

it is a long pirouette

that sends me through

this shining night

Sun shine on the moon shine on the lake

velvet comes when all the edges are erased

hang out the night it is much rounder here

roll off the night onto the ice

my shining skates still on the ground

Crease the earth- the snow fall out of sight

soft midnight herds go cross the valley

valley deepen so there comes a lake

lake go to ice so I can skate

My shining skates burst into stars

it is a long pirouette

that brings me through

this shining night