sundoon -
a reid snuid
in'r herr




sunset -
a red ribbon
in her hair

auld actor
a heid fou o vices
...wunners whilk yin's heez




old thespian
a head full of voices
...wonders which one's his

on heich brandering
brickies -
sin amang thair yalla helmets




on high scaffolding
bricklayers -
sun among their yellow helmets

doverin
in ma faither's bunnet:
springheid o drames




dozing
in my father's hat:
source of dreams

clints washt
intae the burn:
cheengin'ts tune




rocks washed
into the stream:
changing its melody

solstice -
the muin wytein on
the day tae en




solstice -
the moon waiting
for the day to end

scuil sports -
crans, swith
amang the childers' feet




sports day -
swifts, swift
among the childrens' feet

hern
humphed
in a net o sheddaes




heron
hunched
in a net of shadows

deid sodgers hame-comin -
causey
o broozilt flooers




dead soldiers returning -
highway
of crushed flowers

(Wooton Basset:Wiltshire)

jowin the bell
the nun's airms heave an faw
...angel weengs




ringing the bell
the nun's arms rise and fall
...angel wings

on the zendo's
sheenin flair
bygaun cluds




on the zendo's
polished floor
passing clouds


(mainichi daily news)

day-daw -
a maw tilts;
sheens licht intae ma chaumer




dawn -
a gull tilts;
shines light into my room

frae'r peerie hoose
aye the fleetchin -
thrang blue bonnet




from her tiny house
constant pleading -
busy blue tit

weet nicht -
knickin
o the leaves




wet night -
ticking
of the leaves

the irish bard's
ripplin souch -
a cailleach wyvein





the irish poet's
purling language -
an old lady knitting

waddin day -
a butterie fidderin
throuch thair sheddaes' herts




wedding day -
a butterfly fluttering
through their shadows' hearts

gean flourish
fawin aboot the gangrel
...colourfou clouts




cherry blossom
falling about the tramp
...colourful rags

the auld dorbie
smoorit wi lairstane stour
...hoastin...hoastin




the old mason
covered with gravestone dust
...coughing...coughing