on the gairden knock

a buttery ristin  -

peerie gnomon

on the garden clock

a butterfly resting  -

little gnomon

the autistic laddie

on's scooter

racin's sheddae

the autistic boy

on his scooter

racing his shadow

doverin on a bink  -

the sin pous a sheddae 

ower'm

asleep on a bench  -

the sun pulls a shadow

over him

(the homeless Christ: sculpture by Timothy Schmalz)

efter the drouth

'Busy Lizzies'

smirkin agane

after the drought

'Busy Lizzies'

smiling again

twa eildit freens tryst  --

thair braithless 

crack

two aged friends meet  -

their breathless

conversation

aw nicht

the tide 

souchin on the strand

all night

the ocean

breathing on the shore

care hame  -

the gairdner hunkers

amang faw'n flourish

care home  -

the gardener sits

amongst fallen blossom

the bodach

kneels tae pray  -

we glisk a hole in's sole

The old man

kneels to pray  -

we glimpse a hole in his sole

oot frae the fulyerie

peerie roses

...a hurlin crood o nebs

out from the foliage

tiny roses

...a surging crowd of faces

buddleia steeps

the hale gairden

wi a presence 

buddleia infuses

the whole garden

with a presence  

thrang bummer...

frae shoogly claver

tae shoogly claver

busy bee...

from teetering clover

to teetering clover

 unner the hinniesickle

 he  meditates - bummers

souchin; OM

under the honeysuckle

he meditates  -  bees

humming: OM

the auld gairdner

fouin's watter butt

tears o Gaza on's mynd

the old gardener

filling his water butt

tears of Gaza on his mind

ootside shunkie  -

mochs roond

granny's fite heid 

outside  toilet  -

moths round

grandmother's white head

anither heatwave  -

e'en the bummers

are hidin

another heatwave  -

even the bees

are hiding

abuin the crematorium

reek tremmles,  

syne dwines intae the licht

above the crematorium

smoke trembles,

then fades into the light

amang the altar flooers

a bummer

huntin nectar

amongst the altar flowers

a bee

seeking nectar

i the tuim herth

a vause o reid roses

bleezin

in the empty hearth

a vase of red roses

blazing

 aw day feidin

as brithers an sisterss dae  -

it nicht she caums's dreid

all day feuding

as brothers and sisters do  -

at night she calms his fears