the bodach
learnin
tae dander




the old man
learning
to walk slowly

licht
o a hyne awa daffin
...keek o day




light
of a distant daffodil
...sunrise

up tae'r elbuck
in a wattergaw
she kittles the koi




up to her elbow
in a rainbow
she tickles the koi

St Paddy's day
doon wi the flu  - leastwise
 the watter's in a Guiness gless




St Patrick's day
down with the flu  -  at least
the water's in a Guiness glass

i the derk lift
sternbrusts...
nicht-shift walders




in the dark sky
starbursts...
night-shift welders

bodachs
daffin it the banes  -
knackin the day awa




old men
playing dominoes  -
clicking the day away

clachan tempel  -
fruit left fir the monks
fush banes fir bawdrons




village temple  -
fruit left for the monks
fish bones for cat

suddent stound -
ma laddie's photy
o an auld bodach




sudden shock  -
my son's photograph
of an old man

Buddha's gairden  -
fasht thochts caulmed
...koi




Buddha's garden  -
troubled thoughts calmed
...koi

frae stug
tae stug
the sin wins in tae the wuid




from stump
to stump
the sun enters the forest

throuch sweyin treen
spires o the college
...unyeldin




throu swaying trees
spires of the college
...unyielding

muinlicht
on the birkenshaw
...ghaistly gavotte




moonlight
on the birchwood
...ghostly gavotte

furst day o voar  -
lowsin the dug
he flinders ilka dub




first day of spring  -
freeing the dog
he splinters every puddle