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1885–1928

VELVET SHOES

Elinor Wylie

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 a 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.

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