Wednesday, April 02, 2025

Madonna

by the burd-bath  -

aw the burds boo doon




Madonna

by the bird-bath  -

all the birds bow down

Tuesday, April 01, 2025

happin the haugh

wull garlic

...voar confetti



covering the riverbank

wild garlic

...spring confetti

Monday, March 31, 2025

efter his faw

anither blae medal

on granfaither's chist




after his fall

another blue medal

on grandfather's chest

Sunday, March 30, 2025

sinblinks throuch the kirk winnock  -

incense reek hurls on thain

aye upwarts




sunbeams through the church window  -

incense smoke rides them

ever upwards


Friday, March 28, 2025

the luve

o the blin dug

caws me doon




the love

of the blind dog

bowls me over




a jeelin wund an sin

fechtin it oot  -

wunter juist wullnae gae doon




an icy wind and sun

slugging it out  -

winter just will not go down

Thursday, March 27, 2025

maggie

taks aff frae the gairden

weirin a bussie mouser




magpie

takes off from the garden

wearing a bushy moustache

Wednesday, March 26, 2025

ilka day

tae the samen flooer  -

is't the samen bummer?




every day

to the same flower  -

is it the same bee?

the bodach

stops tae read the graffiti

...dernin's waant o a rist



the old man

stops to read the graffiti

...hiding his need to rest

abuin the nursery

craw hunkers

...bydin fir the nirls



above the nursery

crow sits

...waiting for the crumbs