bawdrons goves at the muin -
a bead o mulk
hingin frae's fuskers




cat stares at the moon -
a bead of milk
hanging from his whiskers

fou muin:
agin'ts screen
the nakit treen thrawin



full moon:
against its screen
the naked trees writhing

bleckie's gowd neb
doubling
...sally-ann tooter




blackbird's gold beak
trilling
...salvationist cornet

Yule snaw -
ilk tree
beirin'ts brither




Christmas snow -
each tree
bearing its brother

on an eenin brainch
reid rab tentie o the sin
its reid breist




on an evening branch
a robin watches the sun
its red breast

thowe -
i the gairden
the treen haud forrit




thaw -
in the garden
the trees step forward

the tide's stramash
heesht tae a dreep:
eeshogels




the ocean's crashing
muted to a drip:
icicles

on the steppin-stane
snaw haipt heich
...doverin hern




on the stepping-stone
snow piled high
...sleeping heron

midnicht
staunin
in a snaw-lit chaumer




midnight
standing
in a snow-lit room

cannie speuggie:
able tae stravaig
the deep snaw's scruif




lucky sparrow:
able to the wander
the deep snow's crust

snaw -
the treen
aw yin flourish




snow -
the trees
all one blossom