spring chill
like a snail, i recline
from the breeze that steals into my neck
new leaf shots inch on
every part of the tree

inspired by

In the spring chill,
as I slept with sword by pillow,
deep at night
my little sister came to me
in dreams from home.
Masaoki Shiki

john tiong chunghoo

http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/tanka-spring-chill/