Before I Fade

In the woods so dark and deep,

I find solace, but I cannot keep

Myself from the promises I've made

To journey on, not to delay.

The owner of these woods so fair

May not know I linger there,

But my horse, he wonders why

We pause beneath the winter sky.

The silence broken only by

The sound of wind, the gentle sigh

Of snowflakes falling all around

Enveloping this quiet ground.

The woods, they call to me, so still

But I must travel, I have a will

To keep the promises I've made

Before I rest, before I fade.

So I bid farewell to this serene

And lovely, dark, and peaceful scene

And journey on, through miles of snow

Before I rest, before I go. ("Before I Fade") by Courtney Weaver Jr.