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SWACDA Honor Choir, Bob Chilcott, conducting

 

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--Sheila Dunlop

 

Soft as feathers, floating snow

In the wood a gentle doe

Forest king lays down his antlered crown

Winter covers autumn's glow

 

Hoof-prints by a frozen pool (Fawn follows near)

Winter blows harsh and cruel (Senses sharp with fear)

Grass gone, trees feed the hungry deer (Sweet joy of..)

Autumn bows to winter's rule

 

Ice-coated branches reflecting the starlight,

Clothed in crystalline sighs of delight.

Clear, starlit darkness, endless night,

Tree-jewels sparkle, shatter the light!

 

In the glade, a doe and fawn

one remains and one moves on.

Young and old turn in the dance;

Spring will come when Winter's gone.