Window to the Past

Oh, lead me softly through the snow

Back to where I long to go.

As our footsteps glide o’er the plain

I feel again

The sweet sorrow.

Oh, hold my hand and guide me on

Back to where I once belonged!

Softly steal my memories up old, dark ways

To light my days

And bring a song.

Oh, lift me high on wings of the moon

Back to where I can hear the tune

Of your voice calling through the night:

“Child, all is right,

The day comes soon.”

Oh, please, do not let me go

Back to where I’ve naught but woe.

I would keep you forever near;

I wish you were here

Then how should I fear?

But no.

Now I must return alone

Back to where you’re always gone.

Yet, may this my comfort be:

You live in me

Even when I feel

Alone.

As days fly by and years creep slow

I wander often

Through the snow.

Inspired by John Williams' "Window to the Past" from the Harry Potter: The Prisoner of Azkaban soundtrack

If you listen to the song on YouTube while reading the poem, you may be able to hear where the lyrics lie.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJ2DpwVCGnc