About 50 minutes before sunrise the Robin starts to sing

Lovely,
the dawn chorus –
who is conducting?

Reizend,
das Morgenzwitschern –
wer dirigiert?

Haiku for the friend and wise poet Jack Ridl whose birthday is today, April 10. We featured his latest book Saint Peter and the Goldfinch here on our blog. Asked why he writes poetry Jack says:

“I write poems to sustain my connection to what matters, to the world I live in, not the one imposed on us minute after minute.“

Happy Birthday!