In the dawn chorus

At the first light of the day

In a sleepy daze

Inside Merlin’s cave

Under an ancient ruin

Where two oceans meet

Rolling white horses

Dash themselves against the rocks

Dissolve in the spray

Furry willow buds

Prick up at the dawn chorus

Silky rabbit ears

Though his white fingers

Strangle the new Daffodils

Frost won’t defeat spring

Shedding my old skins

Pack my life into boxes

Setting myself free

Halfway up the hill

Look across the canopy

The trees are brothers

Another day ends

I wonder what I achieved

Only this haiku

Knee deep in cold mud

We tramp across empty fields

To the hanging tree

Blossom blooming from

The overgrown undergrowth

Seasons steady march