The Lone Vixen

[Cycle of year]

When in white sheets snow crystals fall,
then the warmth of heart it calls
and the fire-red vixen cries out, 
'I'm alone.'

When to spring streams icicles melt
and the solitude's still felt
then the lithe fox vixen cries out,
'I'm alone.'

[Chorus:]
through the field, through the glade
she seeks her fox soul-mate
but without a trail to turn to --
she's alone.

under moon, in pale gray skies
she can see her lover's eyes
but when mists shroud the twin fair stars -- 
she's alone.

---

dusk in summer's heat --
curled in tail, the vixen sleeps
and her tear filled eyes shine mournfully
- 'I'm alone'

when to fall the sun it fades
find the red fox shifting shape
but as crow or asp or vixen --
she's alone

[Chorus:]
over stream, through night's dreams
the bright brush of lover's seen
but to wake the vixen finds out --
she's alone.

through the field, through the glade
she seeks her fox soul-mate
but without a trail to turn to --
she's alone.

---

as the twilight fades to ice,
her spirit dead, the vixen lies
she is fey and fated to die  --
all alone.

filled with sorrow, the vixen dies
as she gives a last forlorn cry
thing of beauty, killed of being
all alone.

[chorus]

upon her form there spies
bright ruddy dog fox eyes
and he thinks it shame to see her
die alone.

With her body he curls at last
and his heart to hers is fast.
the Summerland will find them
not alone.