The shadows move like water   Reflecting on a wall   The air about the shoulders   Of this place      Cold and remembering   Cold but relenting   Half blind with intention   A tragic invention   Cold but remembering      In it comes—the frost   To cause our breath like clouds   And hands held tight   In their sleeves      Cold and remembering   Cold but relenting   Half blind with intention   A tragic invention   Cold but remembering      This cause and consequence   Of iron and of ice —   So worth the cost   For the promise of light      Cold and remembering   Cold but relenting   Half blind with intention   A tragic invention   Cold but remembering