Meter reads zero on frozen glass
Fare box empty as hourglass
Heater coughs a warm dry gust
Wipers swipe the powder crust
Headlights catch the row ends white
Branches crack in fading light
Engine idles steady beat
Snow piles up on driver's seat
Orchard lights glow through the snow
Taxi waits where rows should go
Meter off but heart keeps time
Dusk falls heavy on the rime
Vinyl cold against my knee
Watch the flakes kiss apple tree
Radio sings static hymn
Frost draws maps on every limb
Headlights catch the row ends white
Branches crack in fading light
Engine idles steady beat
Snow piles up on driver's seat
Orchard lights glow through the snow
Taxi waits where rows should go
Meter off but heart keeps time
Dusk falls heavy on the rime
Wheel wears leather thin and worn
Miles logged since night and morn
Meter clicks but fare is gone
Snow writes silence on the dawn
Orchard lights glow through the snow
Taxi waits where rows should go
Meter off but heart keeps time
Dusk falls heavy on the rime
Glove box holds a map from May
Edges frayed and faded gray
Passenger door stays shut tight
Heat leaks out into the night
Orchard lights glow through the snow
Taxi waits where rows should go
Meter off but heart keeps time
Dusk falls heavy on the rime
Orchard rows stand strict and straight
Snow erases twist of fate
Taxi rests on frozen ground
Quiet hum the only sound
Orchard lights glow through the snow
Taxi waits where rows should go
Meter off but heart keeps time
Dusk falls heavy on the rime
Orchard lights glow through the snow
Dusk falls heavy on the rime
Meter sleeps on frozen glass
Orchard lights watch darkness