care hame  -

bi the front door

a wuidland o powls

care home  -

by the front door

a forest of walking sticks

i the souch

the maisie's brickly leaves

...gyte crackers

in the breeze

the maple's brittle leaves

...crazy castanets

 chilpie wund  -

in a sinblink

midges' hinmaist daunce

chilly wind  -

in a sunbeam

mosquitos' last dance

the tree's sheddae daunces  -

the muin

hus a smirk on's neb

the tree's shadow dances  -

the moon

has a smile on its face

 

yin leaf, twa leaves, threy...

fleetin doonstream  -

hairst

one leaf, two leaves, three...

floating downstream  -

autumn

aw day

the maukie croons tae me

a captive's sang

all day

the bluebottle sings to me

a captive's song

amang the hameless tents  -

plane tree seeds

faw'n on stany grund

amongst the homeless tents  -

sycamore seeds

fallen on stony ground

bygaun the staneyaird

he hearkens tae the lilt

o chappin mells

passing the stoneyard

he listens to the rhythm

of tapping mallets

ower the palin

her reid apples hing  -

her neebour bides wi's bowlie

over the fence

her red apples hang  -

her neighbour waits with his bowl