Tom Wood - Algonquin Wonderland lyrics

Rugged and pristine, a tantalizing combination of pre-Cambrian shield and boreal forest Hauntingly silent, Grey billowing clouds lazily drifting across the sky A snow-covered landscape as far as the eye can see Icicles on rock faces like walrus tusks The landscape covered in a blanket of white powdered purity Fluffy snow drifting from the treetops, like wisps of smoke from a stone cottages chimney Lakes and rivers caught in an icy winters grip New trails to blaze, like the voyagers of old Whispering voices from the distant past catch my ear Loggers to be sure The sharp thwack of the axe sinking deeply into the majestic white pine Was this my fertile imagination, or just the crack of a frozen tree limb? A Red Fox scampering across a trail, stopping to give quizzical look at this interloper before moving on An Otter, chattering her displeasure at my intrusion into her winter wonderland, before disappearing into the depths of the black running water An Osprey circling far above, watching the landscape unfold below on each lazy pa** Jays raising the alarm from the treetops Light is fading; a soft snow is starting to fall Time to go, must I? Reality calls, a return to the urban sprawl Farewell my ALGONQUIN WONDERLAND Until another Christmas Day.