i the gairden's derk neuk
the lichts'r on
...snawdraps
in the garden's dark corner
the lights are on
...snowdrops
aw edges
an splairges o pent -
efter the clippin
all edges
and splashes of paint -
after the shearing
the auld pub
dung doun -
they staun thair, mous fou o stoor
the old pub
demolished -
they stand there, mouths full of dust
wund throuch the gairden -
coo-bells a wund-chimes...
a kin o jazz
wind through the garden -
cow-bells and wind-chimes...
a kind of jazz
snaw muin
spreidin
on the braes
snow moon
spreading
on the hills
record shop shewn-up
...anely a bleckie
chirmin on a nearhaun tree
record shop shut-down
...only a blackbird
singing on a nearby tree
dug an me
tak wi ilk ither
...his slavery tung
dog and I
greet each other
...his slobbery tongue