Interlude: The Frozen WayWinter slicked, the path aheadRiver-like, a moment caughtStands testament to the seasonAnd catches those who unwary tread.Here and there the daily grit intrudes,Patches of the road surfaceIn grim and grainy solitude.The sand and salt of time and manPits the glassy surface To give a trav'ler place to standI gaze on fleeting WonderlandBefore walking Time's frozen riverTo the beginning.
78 DrinkThe waters flow eternal from the hidden desert springlike the wells of truth and knowledge everyone can have a drink
77 TestI like to dip my toe inBefore I wade up to my kneesAnd I like to watch the currentBefore I strike out from the shoreI like to know I'm safeAnd I like to know a wayAnd I like to test the waterBefore I swim
76 Broken PiecesI deal in maunderings and maybesAnd the shards of broken dreamsIn 'could've hads' and 'should've dones'And fragile 'might've beens'I dust off the buried memoryThey fetch a higher price that wayAnd I make a pretty pennySelling other's yesterdaysI pick up pieces of the pastAnd I set them on the shelvesTo show us all that what we fearAre shadows of ourselvesI display to all the things I findAnd measure out the costOne can tell the future byThe pieces that are 'lost'
75 MirrorMirror, Mirror, on the wallWho's the fairest one of all?Mirror, Mirror, on the standWho's the fairest in the land?Mirror, Mirror, see me spinI'll do anything to win.Mirror, Mirror, watch me turnHow long 'til I crash and burn?Mirror, Mirror, in a mazeWatch me with your steady gaze.Mirror, Mirror, tell me trueHow do I look? What should I do?Mirror, Mirror, on the shelfWhy don't I ever see myself?Mirror, Mirror, in my handI'm not yours to command.Mirror, Mirror, standing tallIt's time for you to take a fall.
You were amazing.