Spring

Tis the equinox today
presaging some kind of sea change in the universe
Is it like solstice where light changes directions
or is it just the gentle slipping of sun
over the horizon
the same motion happening for thousands
of years.

Time to rise again
what will be different about this day
from all those tin soldiers that march
before
and behind

as the sun rises and warms
gentle skin
brightening
till its light boldly turns a world
of dark forest phantoms
into a cedar cabin
standing firm in the wilderness.

Angus (March 20, 2001)