Wednesday, July 31, 2024

the lowpin troot

goves doon on perfit circles

...zen maister



the leaping trout

stares down on perfect circles

...zen master

the watter

stooryin back

tae the sea, tae the lift



the river

racing back

to the sea, to the sky

Saturday, July 27, 2024

it rist

atween thae reefu weengs

...keengfusher



at rest

between those frantic wings 

...kingfisher

Wednesday, July 24, 2024

scuil hoalidays  -

he hunkers on biggin saun

ere faither's lowsin tyme




school holidays  -

he sits on building sand

till father's finishing time

craw dooks's derkness

intae the burn

whilk swallaes it



crow dips his darkness

into the stream

which swallows it

Tuesday, July 23, 2024

jazz throuch the apen door  -

a butterie

jitterbugs by



jazz through the open door  -

a butterfly

jitterbugs by









Friday, July 19, 2024

maggie

hunkers on the bucket lid  -

ah'm tentie o't thinkin




magpie

sits on the bin lid  -

I watch it thinking







throuch stoor they hoastit 

an kerved cathedrals

...braw heidstanes



through dust they coughed

and carved cathedrals

...magnificent headstones

Tuesday, July 16, 2024

acer

reid nebbit

it its ain bonnieness




acer

blushing

at its own beauty

Saturday, July 13, 2024

 weet mornin  -

snail an me

...oor hystit umbrellys



wet morning  -

snail and I

...our raised umberellas


Thursday, July 11, 2024

faw'n nest  -

sae perfitly roond

sae beinly




fallen nest  -

so perfectly round

so comforting

Thursday, July 04, 2024

his days o sheddaes  

baurs thit urnae thair  -

ma manic freen


his days of shadows  

bars that aren't there  -

my manic friend

Wednesday, July 03, 2024

a peerie butterie

focht the wund

tae hunker aside me



a little butterfly

battled the wind

to sit beside me

owercast  -

sum flooers

sweirt tae apen



overcast  -

some flowers

hesitant to open

Tuesday, July 02, 2024

 votin day  -

pickin a dander

bi the watterside



election day  -

choosing

a walk by the riverside