furst snaw -
the siller birks
cleidit in new cots




first snow -
the silver birches
dressed in new coats

throuch nakit treen
the auld cou goves:
antlered




through naked trees
the old cow stares:
antlered

hairst's towl...
sheuch fou o leaves
airteries claggin




autumn's toll...
drains full of leaves
arteries clogging

furst freest -
warslin dugs
in a trinnlin clud o braith


first frost -
wrestling dogs
in a rolling cloud of breath

armistice day -
the reid maple
liggs its wreath




armistice day -
the red maple
lays its wreath

gloamin
nakit treen
hairst calligraphy




dusk
naked trees
autumn calligraphy

i the causey dubs
hooses trummle
... an incaain fir Haiti




in the street's puddles
houses tremble
...a prayer for Haiti

heavin
frae the perk bink
the hameless chiel castin leaves




rising
from the park bench
the homeless man shedding leaves

hallae e'en -
in's scary fause face
feart o the derk




halloween -
in his scary mask
afraid of the dark