the fiddlie's
shot fingers -
jeegs slawed tae waltzes




the fiddler's
arthritic fingers -
jigs slowed to waltzes

hielant veesit -
traikit a'ready
o wattergaws




highland visit -
weary already
of rainbows

rememberance preachin -
oot frae the lown
a bairn's greet




rememberance service -
out from the silence
a baby's cry

druckenly hingin
freest gnappit
begonias




drunkenly draped
frost bitten
begonias

wund
throuch muinlit treen
...wutches it the door




wind
through moonlit trees
...witches at the door

reeze fous the cloister -
droosy-heidit doos
gove doon




praise fills the cloister -
sleepy-headed doves
gaze down

bairn doverin
in a sinblink:
hapt in licht years




baby asleep
in a sunbeam:
wrapped in light years

bidein chaumer -
fush tank's
watter-colours




waiting room -
aquarium's
water-colours

breist clinic -
day muin's
jaggit lip




breast clinic -
day moon's
jagged edge

fou muin -
athort the winnock
peerie haunprents




full moon -
across the window
tiny handprints

chessie leaves
liggin
...renouncit




chestnut leaves
lying
...surrendered

sterns
cuilin aff
i the het bowie




stars
cooling off
in the hot tub

bygaun butterie...
juist hearkent
tae some jazz




passing butterfly...
just heard
some jazz

she wins awa...
brakkin the threids
o a wab




she leaves...
breaking the threads
of a web

butterie, leaf,
the bodach wunners
this hairst day




butterfly, leaf,
the old man wonders
this autumn day

sweit dreeps:
the priest weeds's gairden
...hearkens tae confession




sweat drips:
the priest weeds his garden
...hears confession

in cloister sheddaes
bawdrons
pensefu




in cloister shadows
cat
contemplates

hairst -
the halie yin's
orange plad




autumn -
the holy one's
orange robe

throuch ma gairden
heiven's watter
...throuch me




through my garden
heaven's river
...through me

hairst leaves -
dowless reek
upwreilin




autumn leaves -
lazy smoke
rising