lock and key

I met a girl
               loves winter
I met a boy
               stays away
I met a fairy yesterday
but today I lost the key

I followed the river
               downstream
I followed the sea
The arch of the sky
               called me
but then I put down the phone

I buried the treasure
                for her
I unlocked the blue door
And took down my coat
                (for him)
Then I forgot the point

I tramped through the snow
                   today
He looked over his shoulder and said,
"This way!"
I tumbled downstream
I can't believe I lost the key

I saw a bird
one morning
Flying across
the field
And in its beak
was a gold key.
I lost my heart
that day.

I found it months later -
It was in a small box
at the bottom of the pond.
And when the ice melted,
and the sun hit just right,
I dove down and got it,
put it soft in my pocket,
and followed the flight of the birds.