the tree's sheddae daunces  -

the muin

hus a smirk on's neb

the tree's shadow dances  -

the moon

has a smile on its face

 

yin leaf, twa leaves, threy...

fleetin doonstream  -

hairst

one leaf, two leaves, three...

floating downstream  -

autumn

aw day

the maukie croons tae me

a captive's sang

all day

the bluebottle sings to me

a captive's song

amang the hameless tents  -

plane tree seeds

faw'n on stany grund

amongst the homeless tents  -

sycamore seeds

fallen on stony ground

bygaun the staneyaird

he hearkens tae the lilt

o chappin mells

passing the stoneyard

he listens to the rhythm

of tapping mallets

ower the palin

her reid apples hing  -

her neebour bides wi's bowlie

over the fence

her red apples hang  -

her neighbour waits with his bowl

ootby the monastery  -

the rairin 

o hells angels

outside the monastery  -

the roaring

of hells angels

throuch Mass  -

a peerie attercap

snuves a wab

during Mass  -

a little spider

spins a web

keek o day shauchle  -

friars mak thair wey

tae mornin prayers

dawn shuffle  -

friars make their way

to morning prayers

 mercat day  -

i the heat  

dugs' lang reid tungs

market day  -

in the heat  

dogs' long red tongues

it the monastery door  -

a youthie lad

raxes fir a cheen...

at the monastery door

a young man

reaches for a chain...

maternity ward  -

pilgrimers

comin an gaein

maternity ward  -

pilgrims

coming and going

San Gimignano  -

the youthie painter's claucht 

the toon's cubist sheddaes

San Gimignano  -

the young painter's caught 

the town's cubist shadows

oot

wi a robot dug  -

naebody wants tae pat

out

with  a robot dog. -

nobody wants to pat

sinlicht

doon throuch the treen

...camouflagit sinbather

sunlight

down through the trees

... camouflaged sunbather

ootby the airport winnock  -

burds sweelin

...anely burds

outside the airport window  -

birds circling

...only birds

anither peer faws  -

mappie's lugs

pookin

another pear falls  -

rabbit's ears

twitching

oot fir the bucketmen  -

a bairn's beddie an 

a bairncare haunbeuk

out for the binmen  -

a child's cot

and a childcare handbook

wund

throuch the wuid  -

the dreepin weet

wind

through the forest  -

the dripping rain

(Spiegel Im Speigel)

a leam o licht

throuch the hinger  -

moch's hud a wamefou

a ray of light

through the curtain  -

moth's had a bellyfull

doontoon  -

ootby the kirk

a hauf-chowed aipple

downtown -

outside the church

a half-eaten apple