Cuckoo well you sing
sumer is icumen in
queen of May renewed
Heard my first cuckoo of the year today, quite late compared to other years. That’s not to say they haven’t been around, it’s just I haven’t heard them.
Co-incidentally it’s also Christopher Lee’s 90th birthday today. Made me think of the ending of the Wicker Man, where he (Lord Summerisle) and his islanders sing a version of the old English jolly tune “Sumer is icumen in”. I wont spoil the ending if you haven’t seen the film, but youtube conveniently has the fittingly chilling finale (and the song I’m on about here).
The song cites cuckoo’s too. Quite apt! And I do it homage in my Haiku today.
(from rspb website)
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