hairst wunds  -
the maple stauns
in reid duds




autumn winds  -
the maple stands
in red rags

faw'n leaves  -
hou they lou
tae jouk his besom




fallen leaves  -
how they love
to dodge his broom

wi's guidwilly
umberellae
snail taks tae the rod




with his generous
umbrella
snail walks out

it the kist o whistles  -
he hauns hing
tae re- assemmle the quait




the organist  -
her hands poised
to re-arrange the silence

craws
sin on thayr backs:
a threitenin skimmer




crows
sun on their backs:
a menancing glitter

furst licht
tuscan haar heizes
...the meestery souchs oot




first light
tuscan mist rises
...the mystery exhales

hairst souch
strippin
the sauch




autumn breeze
stripping
the willow

(strip the willow: a lively Scottish dance)

throuch the jyle palin  -
brummles
foostin awa



through the prison fence  -
brambles
rotting away

hairst muin  -
fouin
bawdrons' saucer




harvest moon  -
filling
cat's saucer

the Angelus bell  -
the fairmer
healds on's howe




the Angelus bell  -
the farmer
leans on his hoe

the auld monk's back- stuil
fou
o sinlicht




the old monk's chair
full
of sunlight

throuch the stainit-gless:
licht in a coat
o monie colours




through the stained-glass:
light in a coat
of many colours

on keltert perks
yowes clype
...we coff a fridge magnet




on tilted fields
sheep cling
...we buy a fridge mangnet

efter
meditation oor:
midgie bumps





after
meditation hour:
mosquito lumps

hairst gairdens  -
wuidreek heizes
...chynes o a sweein censer




autumnal gardens  -
woodsmoke rises
...chains of a swaying censer