we both dove, and rose once again

you step out onto the frigid porch
and the snow squeaks beneath your boots
the snow squeaks beneath your boots
and there is a mountain behind you
there is a mountain behind you
and a life and a love on the other side of the door
on the other side of the door that is at your back
there is a life and a love

the dogs' collars jangle in the snow in front of you
and their breath rises upward and frosts their whiskers
their breath rises upward and frosts their whiskers
and they feel like your children
they feel like your children
whom you love and laugh at and share
you love them and laugh at them and share them
with the woman on the other side of the door at your back