deuklins ettlin tae

sclim the sliddery brae

...lik aw youthlins

ducklings trying to

climb the slippery slope

...like all youngsters

swan's nest  -

yin egg

growein cauld

swan's nest  -

one egg

growing cold

voar's

firie funtains

gean trees

spring's

fiery fountains

cherry trees

 abandont tank  -

in an oot o the barrel

speuggies

abandoned tank  -

in and out of the barrel

sparrows

Ukraine  -

she maits'r chookies

amang brent-oot tanks

Ukraine  -

she feeds her chickens

among burnt-out tanks

wund an cluds  -

swaws o licht

ower the daffins

wind and clouds  -

waves of light

over the daffodils

aw alang the brainch

the sin's licht

birslin the speuggies' feet

all along the branch

the sun's  light

warming the sparrows' feet