i the derk
a hauflin walks hame croonin
...a furst tryst?
in the dark
a young man walks home singing
...a first date?
auld scuil photy
...pirls
on the burn
old school photograph
...ripples
on the stream
frae yin warl
tae anither
troot lowp, flees dee
from one world
to another
trout leap, flies die
a bleckie draps by
his neb fou o wirms
suin tae becum bleckies
a blackbird drops by
his beak full of worms
soon to become blackbirds
wunter i the perk -
fir the hameless chiel
Reid Rab's breist bleezes
winter in the park -
for the homeless man
the robin's breast blazes
haundicappit bairns' day oot -
balloons a'whaur
...brustin herts
handicapped chidrens' day out -
balloons everywhere
..bursting hearts
staunin gaird on yin leg
her sheddae haps'r chick -
mither maw
standing guard on one leg
her shadow blankets her chick -
mother gull
speengie roses
thair pom pom heids
...rah rah lassies
peonie roses
their pom pom heads
...cheerleaders