Monday, December 23, 2024

 Yule  -

cairryin hame the bubbly jock

reestin tae mait the deuks




Christmas  -

carrying home the turkey

stopping to feed the ducks

Monday, December 16, 2024

on the lintel

a fou muin

sheens frae a bing o clinks




on the mantlepiece

a full moon

shines from a pile of coins

Thursday, December 12, 2024

daw lift  -

the burn

alowe



dawn sky  -

the stream

on fire


Sunday, December 08, 2024

Advent caunle  -

anither inch o licht

i the derkness



Advent candle  -

another inch of light

in the darkness

Wednesday, November 27, 2024

owernicht thowe  -

the snawman's

on the rin




overnight thaw -

the snowman's

on the run

Sunday, November 17, 2024

 frae the hossie winnock

cluds gaither  -

sall we cry thaim a waeness?


from the hospital window

clouds gather  -

shall we call them a sadness?








Saturday, November 16, 2024

Yestreen

a gliskit ma faither's haun

raxin oot frae ma ain



last night

I glimpsed  ma father's hand

stretching out from my own