Frozen Apparition

Blinding blizzard, eyes stung by snow
 Limbs going numb as extremities freeze
 Seeking shelter in the ferryman's hut
 The only welcome a warning most grim
 Through the window the White Lady comes
 Her face as white as the snow outside
 Eyes black as death, two empty holes
 Icy white dress, stained with blood
 Petrified, he pretends to be asleep
 But too late, the woman slips into the hut
 bending over the old man's sleeping body
 She breathes her white frost over his face
 She turns her attention to the younger man
 Spellbound by each other, entranced by the terrible
 In a chilling voice she speaks, I'll spare your life
 If you swear you'll never tell a soul of this night
 She vanishes as quickly as she came
 Night passing in interminable horror
 At last the rays of dawn pierce the window
 The Ferryman lies frozen, stiff and cold