stations o the corss -
throuch the flooers
a monk souchs




stations of the cross -
through the flowers
a monk drones

coll-bleck craws
hovein
frae the lum




coal-black crows
rising
from the chimney

jazz parawd -
daffin tooters
streenin




jazz parade -
daffodil trumpets
straining

draigons i the blowster
dugs gove
cailleachs tove oot ahint




kites in the gale
dogs stare
old ladies stream out behind

a farawa swan
soomin
towarts the cluds




a distant swan
swimming
towards the clouds

a singul
fite fedder
brookin the tirl




a single
white feather
enjoying the breeze

slaw watter
takkin in the licht
jowellin the troot




slow river
taking in the light
jewelling the trout

the baunk clark gaes steive
gies me the siller -
attercap on the wa




the bank clerk stiffens
gives me the money -
spider on the wall

craws
drap intae the perk
humphin light on thair weengs




crows
drop into the field
carrying light on their wings

creckit fitpeth -
crocuses
reak oot tae the sin




cracked footpath -
crocuses
reach out to the sun

Voar wund -
bangsterin
hystin coats




Spring wind -
bullying
lifting skirts

wund
i the lum -
braithy saxophone




wind
in the chimney -
breathy saxophone

heid-cauld -
craw'll sit alane the day
...wull he wunner, a wunner?




head-cold -
crow will sit alone today
...will he wonder, I wonder?

a green sheddae
spreidin
athort the treen




a green shadow
spreading
across the trees

playtime -
the sin hings abuin
the netba skep




recess -
the sun hangs above
the netball basket

draemit o a draigon -
the riven bouk
clootit wi a haiku




dreamt of a kite -
the torn body
patched with a haiku

sin sheenin -
on the blae lift
muin's thoumprent




sun shining -
on the blue sky
moon's thumbprint

walcomin voar -
craw nevels the err
wi's neb




welcoming spring -
crow punches the air
with his beak

maws birl
i the sin -
bleck scarts on the burn




gulls wheel
in the sun -
black scribbles on the stream

scuil hoalidays
awmaist ower -
the janny chacks the bell




school holidays
almost over -
the janitor tests the bell

yin reid rose
its heid
as big's a hert




one red rose
its head
as big as a heart



(for Ann)

daffin
i the hait
the dug bowfs at the sin




frolicking
in the heat
the dog barks at the sun

in's upturnt bunnet
placks fir the gangrel -
twa fir's deid een




in his upturned cap
pennies for the beggar -
two for his dead eyes

pittin oot the bucket
a peerie skelloch -
haar swurlin towarts her




putting out the trash
a tiny scream -
fog swirling towards her

in the haar
craws murrin
heich i thair derk nests




in the mist
crows murmuring
high in their dark nests

skreich o day -
throuch the burdsang
heich-heels knackin




dawn chorus -
through it all
high-heels clicking

heeldin ower
a breist fawin oot
crescent muin




leaning over
a breast falling out
crescent moon

agin the kirkyaird wa
the tide
showdin




against the churchyard wall
the ocean
rocking

maws
reiddenin
i the eenin lift




gulls
reddening
in the evening sky

agane
leaves apenin
oot frae the meesterie




again
leaves opening
out from the mystery

auchteent burthday -
tethert tae'r pawrents' yett
balloons raxin tae be lowst




eighteenth birthday -
tied to her parents' gate
balloons struggling to be free

craw
lans on's sheddae
sooks it oop




crow
lands on his shadow
sucks it up

licht throuch
the kirk winnock -
bairns mak mappie sheddaes




light through
the church window -
children make rabbit shadows

on ma wa
ma retiral mindin
tinglin the oors...the saiconts




on my wall
my retiral gift
chiming the hours...the seconds

guidwife doverin -
muinlicht
spreid on the bed




wife asleep -
moonlight
spread on the bed

craw -
a derk thocht
kythes i the mind




crow -
a dark thought
enters the mind