Into the Icy Unknown

I took you by the hand and led you down a beaten path… A solitary ray of light to guide the way Through an enchanting, captivating, ice-covered wood Like a modern-day version of Lewis and Clarke Onward to a riverbank where the ground sparkled like diamonds In the pale moon light of the tranquil December sky The glowing lights of the bright and alluring city life Were painting a picture on the river’s swift current The sweet sound of time standing still… Just two warm breaths chilled by winter’s cool air Mesmerized by what our eyes see before us We venture onward in the lonely night Discovering a shabby ship rope The sense of adventure spiking within us Enticing us to cross our very own Bridge to Terabithia To a decayed, barely floating on a long-forgotten vessel And our feet hit the dilapidated timber planks…. The harmonizing rhythm of two hearts .. ba-bum.. ba-bum.. ba-bum.. In anticipation of the icy unknown awaiting ahead With finely tuned senses, we draw in a breath And take a step of faith across the threshold Suddenly elevated to a world unknown A world consumed by memories lost departed long ago Into the serene and still beauty A rusted, decomposed Terabithia… ….and we breathed life into it, into each other.