Boot prints fade on the ridge line snow
Camera strap swings heavy breathing slow
She frames the arch where the watch lets go
Brass gears sigh in the hush below
Steam rises from the cracked stone floor
Lens catches dust from a thousand years more
The watch face cracks spills time like ore
She smiles fierce at the open door
Brass pocket watch unwinds beside the stone
Ancient temple hums a frozen tone
She clicks the shutter catches light unknown
Hope bursts wild in the undertone
Echoes bounce off the vaulted ceiling high
Sub bass thumps where the snow winds sigh
She adjusts focus lets the moment fly
Stubborn hope paints the graying sky
Brass pocket watch unwinds beside the stone
Ancient temple hums a frozen tone
She clicks the shutter catches light unknown
Hope bursts wild in the undertone
Spring reverb rings off the icy wall
Rhodes chords warm the freezing hall
Eight oh eight heart beats deep and tall
She captures the rise before the fall
Snow melts slow on the brass chain link
Temple stones drink the water blink
She winds the crown feels the gears sync
A new rhythm starts sharp and distinct
Bus engine coughs on the mountain pass
She boards quick leaves the temple glass
Pocket watch ticks in her coat steadfast
Snapshots burned a vivid past
Brass pocket watch unwinds beside the stone
Ancient temple hums a frozen tone
She clicks the shutter catches light unknown
Hope bursts wild in the undertone
Brass heart beats under stone and snow
She rides out where the wild winds blow
