Hedge Time Today– such a day of days! A dying to and rebirth day. From frozen dawn to sunny bank. A hedgerow day. Seeing the world through shining grasses And high in the sky, raven’s eyes. The day is blue – a nothing to do but Be day Is this to be my last day? A, why wait until I am dead to praise day. A lay down my stuff and rest day. A hound upon the path day Stretched out and breathing bones upon dry earth day. A, that will be me one day day. Leaf in the wind day – a corvids Who play to pause day. Why have I waited so long? A, I am fat on gifts day A time to celebrate day – fire Burns the chaff away day. Sparrow hawk with dead blackbird Skims along the path Owl hoots at midday And cormorant swims upstream. Is this my day to die day? Lucy Aykroyd