she hings ower the watter

learnin the bairn

hou tae bliss himsel

she hovers over the water

teaching the child

how to bless himself

haggin treen  -

Reid Rab hunkers takkin tent

...woundit

felling trees  -

a robin sits watching

,,,wounded

blue  bonnet  -

in an oot in an oot

...hamemaker

blue tit  -

in and out in and out

...homemaker

pop concert  -

on the wey

the rodden tree's  bricht beads

pop concert  -

on the way

thr rowan tree's bright beads

atween snawy braes

the burn scrieves itsel

intae a haiku

between snowy riverbanks

the stream writes itself

into a haiku

drones owerheid  -

a snawman stauns

forrittsome!

drones overhead  -

a snowman stands

defiant!

Yule gee-gaws

stowed awa  -

'Jingle bells' frae the aumrie

Christmas decorations

packed away  -

'Jingle bells' from the cupboard

a dander

throuch the derk wuids  -

mappie's bunt lichts the wey

a walk 

through the dark woods  -

rabbit's tail lights the way

the postie's crecklin fuitsteps  -

a caird

postit in simmer hait

the postman's crackling footsteps  -

a card

posted in summer heat