hallae e'en  -
rackets smuir oot
the sterns




halloween  -
fireworks blot out
the stars

i the burn
the monie-colourt clints
o hairst




in the stream
the multicoloured rocks
of autumn

on the boolin green
craws'r stoorin efter
a maw




on the bowling green
crows are chasing
a gull

hairst  -
leaves
coalie-back on the wund




autumn  -
leaves
piggy-back on the wind

on a cloody day
yin straik o blae
...kingfisher




on a cloudy day
one streak of blue
...kingfisher

weet thrabs
on the chackert plainstanes
...faw'n leaves




rain beats
on the chequered pavement
...fallen leaves

on the weet causey  -
a wirm
streekin randy lik




on the wet street  -
a worm
stretching sexily

bomb site
...aye
the croonin flees




bomb site
...always
the singing flies

Aleppo clappit  -
ma neebour
girns ower a bummer steeng




Aleppo flattened  -
my neighbour whines
over a bee sting

hallae e'en  -
pumpkin bree the day
pumpkin bree the morn




halloween  -
pumpkin soup today
pumpkin soup tomorrow

weet  -
bummer howffin i
the fuchsia's bouet




rain  -
bee sheltering in
the fuchsia's lantern

babbie's furst staps  -
skwurrel's tentie
bobbin on a bled-bridth




baby's first steps  -
squirrel watches
rocking on a knife-edge

muin
i the winnock
...baith o's dwynin




moon
in the window
...both of us waning

weemen-fowk skirlin  -
bawdrons amangst thair legs
...silky fur




ladies squealing  -
cat amongst their legs
...silky fur

bawdrons
an the abbot
...juist fund ilk ither yin day




cat
and the abbot
...just found each other one day

hairst dander  -
the creck
o faw'n conkers




autumn stroll  -
the crack
of fallen chestnuts