Velvet Shoes
Let us walk in the white snow
In a soundless space;
With footsteps quiet and slow,
At a tranquil pace,
Under veils of white lace.
I shall go shod in silk,
And you in wool,
White as white cow’s milk,
More beautiful
Than the breast of a gull.
We shall walk through the still town
In a windless peace;
We shall step upon white down,
Upon silver fleece,
Upon softer than these.
We shall walk in velvet shoes:
Wherever we go
Silence will fall like dews
On white silence below.
We shall walk in the snow.
Credit
This poem is in the public domain. Published in Poem-a-Day on December 26, 2021, by the Academy of American Poets
About this Poem
“Velvet Shoes” appeared in Nets to Catch the Wind (Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1921).
Date Published
12/26/2021