i the busses
a mistaen flourish:
chaffie
in the bushes
a mistaken blossom:
chaffinch
in an oot
o the auld postbox:
blue-bonnets
in and out
of the old postbox:
blue-tits
ristin bi the waaterside
unner
a blae sauch-paittrened lift
resting by the riverside
under
a blue willow-patterned sky
pear flourish -
...an yon tig o reid
on the petals' lips
pear blossom -
...and that touch of red
airlie mornin -
the blinterin licht
o the eesock's breist
early morning -
the flickering light
of the dippers breast
voar circus -
tits birl bi thair neb
on threid-thin sprigs
spring circus -
tits spin by their beaks
on thread-thin twigs
on a cauld mornin
the birsle
o gean treen
on a cold morning
the warmth
of cherry trees
efter the mawin
a hirplin bummer
heidin fir the gairdener
after the mowing
a limping bee
heading for the gardener
voar scooryin
tae brust oot -
magnolia's olympic blinkie
spring racing
to burst out -
magnolia's olympic torch
cailleachs' yoga
on the strand -
tiggin taes...seiven muins!
old ladies' yoga
on the beach -
touching toes..seven moons!
shinders
ower the firth
... bodachs daffin it petanque
shooting-stars
over the estuary
...old men playing petanque