I have lost myself

A piece buried deep inside

Suddenly missing

Isolating rain

Beats against my window pane

Wash me down the drain

Through the beating rain

The dogs snapping at our heels

We ran to the dark

Slate slabs standing strong

Against wind and waves and tide

Until the land slides

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

Loping slowly south

Long grey wings ripple and shake

Lonely heron hunts

Warm sun on my hands

Azure atmosphere above

Spring is here at last

From bare bones to a

Chubby bundle of giggles

A busy six months

From the deepest roots

To the tall thin twig tips

The sap is rising

Long low winter sun

Peeking in at my window

Turning snow to ice

While you are away

In dreams of distant islands

I will remember

Lost or forgotten

Peel back layers of history

More puzzle pieces

Rotten roof rafters

Perching precariously

Elements erode

In the fire’s warm glow

Shadows flicker like eyelids

Drifting off to sleep

Crocuses burst forth

From sodden soggy soft sod

Like a spring sunrise