dug an me

tak wi  ilk ither

...his slavery tung

dog and I

greet each other

...his slobbery tongue

wund throuch the shaw

booin, thrawin

...bonsai maister

wind through the grove

bending, twisting

...bonsai master

efter the drouth  -

the gairden

sterts tae queever

after the drought  -

the garden

starts to quiver

plooin  -

hou the yirth hoves an spreids

rank fir the seed

plowing  -

how the earth rises and spreads

ready for the seed

she hings ower the watter

learnin the bairn

hou tae bliss himsel

she hovers over the water

teaching the child

how to bless himself

haggin treen  -

Reid Rab hunkers takkin tent

...woundit

felling trees  -

a robin sits watching

,,,wounded

blue  bonnet  -

in an oot in an oot

...hamemaker

blue tit  -

in and out in and out

...homemaker

pop concert  -

on the wey

the rodden tree's  bricht beads

pop concert  -

on the way

thr rowan tree's bright beads

atween snawy braes

the inky burn scrieves itsel

intae a haiku

between snowy riverbanks

the inky stream writes itself

into a haiku

drones owerheid  -

a snawman stauns

forrittsome!

drones overhead  -

a snowman stands

defiant!

Yule gee-gaws

stowed awa  -

'Jingle bells' frae the aumrie

Christmas decorations

packed away  -

'Jingle bells' from the cupboard

a dander

throuch the derk wuids  -

mappie's bunt lichts the wey

a walk 

through the dark woods  -

rabbit's tail lights the way

the postie's crecklin fuitsteps  -

a caird

postit in simmer hait

the postman's crackling footsteps  -

a card

posted in summer heat