the plastic airt

o the stirlins' 

murmuration

the plastic art

of the starlings'

murmuration

the granfaither knock's stapt  -

the bodach

chacks's bluid pressure

the grandfather clock's stopped  -

the old man

checks his blood pressure

airly mornin bells  -

thair natterin tungs:

dinnae be late fir Mass!

early morning bells  -

their nagging tungs:

don't be late for Mass!

the train's sheddae

on the watter  -

twa jurneyin

the train's shadow 

on the river  -

two journeying

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