When winter draws the valley down
And stills the rivers in their storm
And freezes all the little brooks
Time when our steps slow to the song
Of falling flakes and crackling flames
When silver stars are high and still
Deep in the velvet of the night sky
The crystal time the silence times
I'll learn to love their quietness
While deep beneath the glistening snow
The black earth dreams of violets
I'll learn to love the fallow way
I'll learn to love the fallow way
When all my colors fade to white
And flying birds fold back their wings
Upon my anxious wondering's
The sun has slanted all her rays
Across the vast and harvest plains
My memories mingle in the dawn
I dream a joyful vagabonds
The crystal times the silence times
I'll learn to love their quietness
When deep beneath the glistening snow
The black earth dreams in of violets
I'll learn to love the fallow times
No drummer comes across the plains
To tell of triumph or of pain
No word far off battle's cry
To draw me out or draw me nigh
I'll learn to love the fallow way
I'll learn to love the fallow way
And gather in the patient fruits
And after autumns blaze and burn
I'll know the full still, deep roots
That nothing seem to know or need
That crack the ice in frozen ponds
And slumbering in winter's folds
Have dreams of green and blue and gold
I'll learn to love the fallow way
And listening for blossoming
Of my own heart once more in spring
As sure as time, as sure as snow
As sure as moonlight, wind and stars
The fallow time will fall away
The sun will bring an April day
And I will yield to Summer's way
I'll learn to love the fallow way When winter draws the valley down And stills the rivers in their storm And freezes all the little brooks Time when our steps slow to the song Of falling flakes and crackling flames When silver stars are high and still Deep in the velvet of the night sky The crystal time the silence times I'll learn to love their quietness While deep beneath the glistening snow The black earth dreams of violets I'll learn to love the fallow way I'll learn to love the fallow way When all my colors fade to white And flying birds fold back their wings Upon my anxious wondering's The sun has slanted all her rays Across the vast and harvest plains My memories mingle in the dawn I dream a joyful vagabonds The crystal times the silence times I'll learn to love their quietness When deep beneath the glistening snow The black earth dreams in of violets I'll learn to love the fallow times No drummer comes across the plains To tell of triumph or of pain No word far off battle's cry To draw me out or draw me nigh I'll learn to love the fallow way I'll learn to love the fallow way And gather in the patient fruits And after autumns blaze and burn I'll know the full still, deep roots That nothing seem to know or need That crack the ice in frozen ponds And slumbering in winter's folds Have dreams of green and blue and gold I'll learn to love the fallow way And listening for blossoming Of my own heart once more in spring As sure as time, as sure as snow As sure as moonlight, wind and stars The fallow time will fall away The sun will bring an April day And I will yield to Summer's way Explain Request ×
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