When you discover yourself blind
in baffling blizzards of doubt,
do not despair. Wait
for the small moments of clarity
and look down to notice
the boot tracks--for you are not the first
to make a passage here--and follow
the steps, many of which
lead to the snowy field's edge,
even through the deepest drifts,
into the treeline, along slow, steady trails
to cabins where you may find
warm fires have been lit for you.