mey brides
wi thair bobs
...gean treen




may brides
with their bouquets
...cherry trees

a vause
o wullflooers
lichtenin the kirk



a vase
of wildflowers
brightening the church

burds gaitherin
ryss an strae  -
athort perks a babbie greits




birds gathering
twig and straw  -
across fields a baby cries

hern grippit
i the wample
o the minnons




heron rapt
in the wriggle
of the minnows

a guiss fedder
scrievin
on the wund




a goose feather
writing
on the wind

govein up it
the blue-bonnet
moose shoort wi shalls




gazing up at
the blue tit
mouse showered with shells

it the shrine a moose  -

aiblins incaain

...whae kens

at the shrine a mouse  -

perhaps praying

...who knows

keek o day
whin
on the brae




sunrise
gorse
on the hill

suddent
the pish-the-bed batch...
thair stobbie herrcuts




suddenly
the dandelion gang...
their spiky haircuts

the licht's
on agane
i the magnolia




the light's
on again
in the magnolia

the cailleach chitters  -
i the ingle
an attercap's wab




the old lady shivers  -
in the hearth
a spider's web

in a clair puil
bebbles hove up
frae sumhin unsein




in a clear pool
bubbles rise
from something unseen

cancer, canker  -
gye sib
the bodach an's aipple tree




cancer, canker  -
very alike
the old man and his apple tree

fou muin  -
a'm stertilt
bi ma sheddae




full moon  -
i'm startled
by my shadow

in perfit quate
a singul daffin
lichtens the day




in utter silence
a single daffodil
brightens the day

fou muin --
daffins
skew thair heids





full moon  -
daffodils
turn their heads

the jylt banker's hoose  -
i the winnock
a bairn's abacus




the jailed banker's house  -
in the window
a child's abacus

throuch stainit gless
the sin  -
worshipers o ilka colour




through stained glass
the sun  -
worshipers of every colour

weedower  -
in's waddin reeng
Pace caunles blinter




widower  -
in his wedding ring
Easter candles flicker