Lyrics

The trail to the cabin winds through the snowy woods Sunset's deep red glow has begun to fade as dusk approaches A light breeze whispers through the trees Gently tossing a few snowflakes this way and that The snow fell heavier earlier in the day But now there's an occasional flake And a beautiful blanket of white covering the ground Animal tracks dot the path before you A sign that the forest is a living place Even now that winter has come The patterns in the snow show you that badgers, birds and foxеs Have all traveled this way rеcently They've walked across one another's footprints Which now mix together, forming intricate swirls of lines and dots Out of the corner of your eye You notice a red squirrel hopping through the trees It pauses when it sees you And clutches a tiny acorn to its chest You watch the tip of its tail flick back and forth as it looks your way Before scampering out of sight Perhaps it's going back to its home for dinner You imagine a squirrel family tucked away in a tree Warm and snug as night approaches Looking around, you notice that the gentle light of dusk Has cloaked the forest in violet and blue The sun sets earlier at this time of year Making way for the stars which twinkle brightly overhead During the long frosty nights You appreciate these periods of transition When day fades into darkness And all is at peace As you walk down the trail Your boots crunch through the snow with every footfall Sound is magnified here in the forest With the snow insulating the ground A snapping twig, a bird call And even the rustling of a leaf sound crisp and clear Every minute, the sky grows darker And the air temperature drops slightly You pull your warm coat tighter around you And then readjust the scarf around your neck For a moment, the cold air touches your skin It sends a tingling sensation down your spine Which makes the warmth that follows even more soothing You take a deep breath in Relishing the feeling of the cold air entering your lungs Fresh and clean It's as though the snow brings with it A chance for a new beginning And then you exhale Watching a cloud of condensation form in the air in front of you For good measure, you breathe out a little more and see the cloud drift away These small pleasures of the season always make you smile Winter awakens the playful side of you Perhaps tomorrow you'll build a snow fort or make a snow family Complete with hats and scarves But for now, you'll continue on your way down the meandering trail