efter his faw

anither blae medal

on granfaither's chist

after his fall

another blue medal

on grandfather's chest

sinblinks throuch the kirk winnock  -

incense reek hurls on thain

aye upwarts

sunbeams through the church window  -

incense smoke rides them

ever upwards

the luve

o the blin dug

caws me doon

the love

of the blind dog

bowls me over

a jeelin wund an sin

fechtin it oot  -

wunter juist wullnae gae doon

an icy wind and sun

slugging it out  -

winter just will not go down

maggie

taks aff frae the gairden

weirin a bussie mouser

magpie

takes off from the garden

wearing a bushy moustache

ilka day

tae the samen flooer  -

is't the samen bummer?

every day

to the same flower  -

is it the same bee?

the bodach

stops tae read the graffiti

...dernin's waant o a rist

the old man

stops to read the graffiti

...hiding his need to rest

abuin the nursery

craw hunkers

...bydin fir the nirls

above the nursery

crow sits

...waiting for the crumbs

granny growes an crines,

growes an crines

...babbie's new sweeng

granny grows and shrinks,

grows and shrinks

...baby's new swing

his moothie

liggs in'ts box  -

fir waant o braith

his harmonica

lies in its box  -

for want of breath

aw day

the yin bummer

trevellin the hinny rod

all day

the one bee

travelling the honey road

ma banjoist freen,

his banjo oot o tuin

...dementia

my banjoist friend,

his banjo out of tune

...dementia

this mornin

the birk tree's

a siller plash

this morning

the birch tree

is a silver splash

i the press

fernyear's bulbs sproot  -  

kennin it's voar afore ah dae

in the cupboard

last year's bulbs sprout  -  

knowing its spring before I do

sic douceness  -

the lily's

braith

such sweetness  -

the lily's

breath

sinlicht sprauchles

on the cairpet

wabbit frae sica vaig

sunlight sprawls

on the carpet

weary from such a journey

this mornin

the lily apened

...dumfoonert

this morning

the lily opened

...astonished

 bannock tuesday  -

the mill's bummer trombones

...anither Mardi Gras

pancake tuesday  -

the factory's horn trombones

...another Mardi Gras

blae bonnets on brainches

frae tap tae boddom

...cheetlin scale

blue tits on branches

from top to bottom

...twittering scale