lockdoon  -

the day a butterie

past by 

lockdown  -

today a butterfly

passed by

college hooses  -

tap flair hained

fir theological scholars

university flats  -

top floor reserved

for theological students

petal bi petal

the speengie rose

tirls

petal by petal

the peony rose

undresses

clam mornin  -

the wuid souchs oot

a douche braith

damp morning  -

the forest exudes

a sweet breath

hameless  -  doverin

on the ootdoor chess-brod

...pawn

homeless  -  asleep

on the outdoor chess-board

...pawn

 craws wesh i the burn

maws wesh upstream

...the maggies keckle

crows wash in the stream

gulls wash upstream

...the magpies chortle

 rescuin a bummer

she feshes me

a bizzin bicker

rescuing a bee

she brings me

a buzzing beaker

 efter lockdoon

this year's speuggies

dinnae ken whit tae mak o's

after lockdown

this year's sparrows

don't know what to make of us