guitar
fleetin on the burn
watter maisic




guitar
floating on the stream
water music

anither burthday  -
granbairn
blaws oot the caunles fir me




another birthday  -
grandchild
blows out the candles for me

fush mercat argie-bargie  -
maw juist gants
it it aw




fish market haggling  -
gull just yawns
at it all

granfaither's hoose  -
teirin wa'paper
findin an antrin leid




grandfather's house  -
stripping wallpaper
finding a strange language

freesty mornin  -
skwurrel
blaws on's fingers




frosty morning  -
squirrel
blows on his fingers

souch throuch
the abbey ruinage
...chauntin




breeze through
the abbey ruins
...chanting

auld bull meditatin  -
sin
on's pisle




old bull meditating  -
sun
on his lingam

armistice day  -
leaves fawin
i thair millions




armistice day  -
leaves falling
in their millions

fift o november  -
ghastie nebs fleet
abuin the sperklers




fIfth of november  -
spooky faces float
above the sparklers

a deid bawdrons

amang the leaves

...curlt up

a dead cat

among the leaves

...curled up

muinlicht
flegs me
wi ma sheddae




moonlight
frightens me
with my shadow

hameless
rawin fir farin
...a craw Jynes thaim




homeless
queuing for food
...a crow joins them