suddentlie

the AH!! mament  -

gean flourish

suddenly

the AH!! moment  -

 cherry blossom

his jab date:

Guid Friday

...the bouk thirlt

his vaccination date:

Good Friday

...the body pierced

furst bummers

souch i the daffins' heids

...voar raga

first bees

drone in the daffodils' heads

...spring raga

 funeral mornin  -

a bleckie howks a hole

i the seed-bed

funeral morning  -

a blackbird digs a hole

in the seed-bed

 the via dolorosa  -

a dozie-heidit bawdrons

retours tae's dwam

the via dolorosa  -

a sleepy-headed cat

returns to his dream

monks

traik  the stations

throuch caunle-lit daffins

monks

walk the stations

through candle-lit daffodils

agane

the reeng

o harebells

again

the ring

of bluebells

taur squad

rained aff  -  a wattergaw

quat on the causey

ashphalt squad

rained off  -  a rainbow

left on the street

creck o the host

licht sklentin frae the quaich

...sabbath thunnerstorm

crack of the host

light flashing from the chalice

...sunday thunderstorm

the cob snecks an plets

the girss  -  she feshes the seed

Intae the wyve

the cob snips and plaits

the grass  -  she fetches the seed

into the weave

faither's waddin reeng

wark wurn  -

inby, twa bricht nems

father's wedding ring

work worn  -

inside, two bright names

the day  

the cheep o a kintra tune

an the years drapt awa

today  

the hint of a country accent

and the years fell away