scutchin the hedge

he reflecks

on the lenth o's baird

trimming the hedge

he reflects

on the length of his beard

the gairden's furst bummer  -

its slaw daunce

the gawpin flooer

the garden's first bee   -

its slow dance

the gaping flower

maggie tummles

doon throuch nakit brainches  -

ma penny arcade

magpie tumbles

down through naked branches  -

my penny arcade

the thowin burn  -

the lipper o voar

a' whaur

the thawing stream  -

the ripple of spring

everywhere

fir aw oor weirs

thae buds haud forrit

frae an airt whaur life's unsteert

for all our wars

these buds spring forth

from a place where life is untouched

 voar's caller souch  -

lowsenin the eeshogels

lowsenin the banes

springs fresh breeze  -

loosening the icicles

loosening the boness

daffins  -

thair seelent skirl

o joy

daffodils  -

their silent scream

of joy

kneelin it the altar rail

...gorblins

streenin tae be meetit

kneeling at the altar rail

...nestlings

straining to be fed