Tuesday, September 30, 2008

sneddin buddleia -
the nicht
a purpie chack flourishin




pruning buddleia -
tonight
a purple bruise blossoming
craw an me:
twa sheddaes
on the burn




crow and I:
two shadows
on the stream

Sunday, September 28, 2008

bag-wifie i the perk -
bairns' sheddaes
sweengin athort'r neb




bag-lady in the park -
childrens' shadows
swinging across her face
the auld kipple
stravaig the olive plantin -
arthritic sheddaes




the old couple
wander the olive grove -
arthritic shadows
tapless strand -
papaya hing
frae the treen




topless beach -
papaya hang
from the trees

Saturday, September 27, 2008

pouin lamb's tongues
she fumes
the hail gairden




pulling mint
she perfumes
the whole garden
lavein the kirk -
frae ahint a clud
leams o a monstrance




leaving church -
from behind a cloud
rays of a monstrance

Friday, September 26, 2008

greek waddin
the nervish kipple -
mandoline's trummlin




greek wedding
the nervous couple -
mandoline's trembling
sinny day
haudin by the kirkyaird
...aw thae girnin mort-heids




sunny day
passing the graveyard
...all those grinning skulls

Thursday, September 25, 2008

liggin in muinlicht
we neck anely nou,
...hairst's brainches




lying in moonlight
we embrace only now,
...autumnal branches
muin on the puil -
the auld wytress gaithers in
a hinmaist ashet




moon on the pool -
the old waitress gathers in
a last plate

Tuesday, September 16, 2008

maws an thair sheddaes
wyvein
...tuim nets




gulls and their shadows
weaving
...empty nets

Monday, September 15, 2008

equal-aqual
on the telephone weer:
craw yatterin




balancing
on the telephone wire:
crow chattering
mornin deow
glisters -
the mappie dichts its neb




morning dew
glitters -
the rabbit washes its face

Friday, September 12, 2008

cailleach
pouin brummles -
her blae smirk




old lady
picking brambles -
her blue smile

Thursday, September 11, 2008

auld scuil
hauf dung doon:
ghaistly ribs




old school
half demolished:
ghostly ribs

Wednesday, September 10, 2008

muckle attercap
deid on ma flair:
derk brooch




huge spider
dead on my floor:
dark brooch
he pynts oot the aipples
tae's gran-bairn
...reid chaftit




he points out the apples
to his grandchild
...red cheeked

Tuesday, September 09, 2008

waukrife nicht -
thrawin stanes
intae the derkness




sleepless night -
throwing stones
into the darkness

Sunday, September 07, 2008

hairst -
the ploo'd perk's
glisterin cley




autumn -
the ploughed field's
glittering clay

Friday, September 05, 2008

throuch
the wuid's green licht:
reid aipples




through
the wood's green light:
red apples
roon the aul fowks hame -
leaves
haipin up




round the old folks home -
leaves
piling up

Tuesday, September 02, 2008

weet cluds gane -
doos' weengs
shakkin the licht




rain clouds gone -
doves' wings
shaking the light

Monday, September 01, 2008

tentie o the sin
gaein doon -
lipstick on'r gless




watching
the sun go down -
lipstick on her glass