vide causeys  -

casten intae the plainstanes

peever beds

derelict streets  -

faded into the pavement

hopscotch beds

rodden tree

laden wi berries  -

nae Yule tree bonnier

rowan tree

laden wi berries  -

no Christmas tree lovelier

auld photy  -

sinlicht's wrocht

ghaists o the faimilie

old photograph  -

sunlight's made ghosts

of the family

derk cluds  -

on the burn

splatches o blae

dark clouds  -

on the stream

patches of blue

coorse wunds

soop athort the burn

...furrd broos

rough winds

sweep across the stream

...furrowed brows

hoose o the weeda-man  -

ower the doorbell

a muckle wab

house of the widower  -

over the doorbell

a huge web

gift shoppie  -

amang the fossils

her emerant fingernails

gift shop  -

among the fossils

her green fingernails

the youthie rinner

oot trainin  -

the burn an me clappin

the young runner

out training  -

the stream and I clapping

scartit intae the pew:

A N

loos

J C

scratched into the pew:

A N

loves

J C

 creepin eevie tooters

hystit, afftakkin

...juist ill tae win at!

bindweed trumpets

raised mockingly

...just out of reach!

days o drouth  -

the burns skelet

shawin throuch

days of drought  -

the stream's skeleton

showing through

butterie

afftakkin the bodach

stoiterin

butterfly

mocking the old man

staggering

seterday mornin play  

...keengfusher

fushin

saturday morning pastime  

...kingfisher

fishing