agin the derk
skinklin ploom flourish -
splairge o luve




against the dark
glittering plum blossom -
splash of love

howkin throuch
thair coats -
bummer amang gean flourish




rummaging through
their petticoats -
bee among cherry blossom

the auld pipie
chisty nou
pipie an pipes'r yin




the old piper
bronchial now
piper and bagpipes are one

plooin tyme -
the slawly turnin
yirth




ploughing time -
the slowly turning
earth

Flanders puppies:
shivereens o sinlicht
...queeverin




Flanders poppies:
smithereens of sunlight
...quivering


(W.W.1 1914-2014)

hert-sair weedae
preein the sea
in's duddies




grief-stricken widow
tasting the sea
in his clothes

in'r goonie
the cailleach
croons tae the swan




in her nightgown
the old lady
sings to the swan

waddin
gean flourish
squirls an frulls




wedding
cherry blossom
flounces and frills