throuch the kirkyaird

the wund's wae chanter

...a pibroch fir Eilidh

through the churchyard

the wind's sad chanter

...a pibroch for Eilidh

(for Eilidh MacLeod: Barra)

heatwave  -

deed in a fur cot

...bummer

heatwave  -

dead in a fur coat

...bee

 alang the trackside

wull brummles

...railway jeelie we cried it

along the trackside

wild brambles

...railway jam we called it

gallus i the pandemic  -

his pooches fou

o haly medals

fearless in the pandemic  -

his pockets full

of holy medals

swans dunt on the burn  -

twa fedders

panderin

swans bump on the stream  -

two feathers

drfting

island wedder clype  -

washin rope

semaphore

island weather report  -

washing line

semaphore

hebridean gowan  -

sin in a reeng

o cluds

hebridean daisy  -

sun in a ring

of clouds

fite bawdrons

chackin

the creels

white cat

checking

the lobster-pots

bi a roustin anchor

fusherchiels hunker

govein seawarts

by a rusting anchor

fishermen sit

gazing seawards