Flanders puppies:
shivereens o sinlicht
...queeverin




Flanders poppies:
smithereens of sunlight
...quivering


(W.W.1 1914-2014)

hert-sair weedae
preein the sea
in's duddies




grief-stricken widow
tasting the sea
in his clothes

in'r goonie
the cailleach
croons tae the swan




in her nightgown
the old lady
sings to the swan

waddin
gean flourish
squirls an frulls




wedding
cherry blossom
flounces and frills

i the bombed kirk
a bairn
...skailt chalice




in the bombed church
a child
...spilt chalice

daffins
appenin
...ettlin tae croon




daffodils
opening
...wanting to sing

voar
slawly daubs colour
...spleitert palette




spring
slowly dabs colour
...spattered palette

frae the quate
buds
dunch athort the thrashel




from the silence
buds
ease across the threshold

nicht fushin -
quarter muin's
siller preen




night fishing -
crescent moon's
silver hook

voar -
throuch gray vennels
a reid bike




spring -
through grey streets
a red bicycle

Mardi Gras -
burd-brods
thrang




Mardi Gras -
bird-tables
crowded

maw skirl
i the ceetie -
swaws o greenin




gull cry
in the city -
waves of longing

snawdraps
as on yer waddin day -
time's ayebydand bob




snowdrops
as on your wedding day -
time's eternal posy