tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-288105522024-03-18T03:11:30.575-07:00zen speugJohn McDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02306609410526737715noreply@blogger.comBlogger3398125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28810552.post-12396961746620257822024-03-18T03:10:00.000-07:002024-03-18T03:10:30.610-07:00<p>on the bike peth</p><p>a dirlin bob o blae-</p><p>bells!!!</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>on the cycle path</p><p>a vibrant bunch of blue-</p><p>bells!!!</p>John McDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02306609410526737715noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28810552.post-7632303956352123002024-03-17T03:52:00.000-07:002024-03-17T03:52:39.146-07:00<p>the priest threeps:</p><p>'the wurd o God'</p><p>...a bairn ca's oot</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>the priest intones:</p><p>'the word of god'</p><p>...a child cries out</p>John McDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02306609410526737715noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28810552.post-64429050457703940712024-03-17T00:25:00.000-07:002024-03-17T00:25:52.448-07:00<p>skypin faimilie</p><p>faur an near - in the gairden</p><p>a wab dirls</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>skyping family</p><p>far and near - in the garden</p><p>a web quivers</p>John McDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02306609410526737715noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28810552.post-9859848182201244542024-03-11T02:40:00.000-07:002024-03-11T02:40:03.317-07:00<p>mornin Mass</p><p>throuch a stour - the braes</p><p>a'ready in mantillas</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>morning Mass</p><p>through a blizzard - the hills</p><p>already in mantillas</p><p><br /></p>John McDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02306609410526737715noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28810552.post-39078468908926756302024-03-05T23:25:00.000-08:002024-03-05T23:26:08.978-08:00<p>voar -</p><p>cheetlins</p><p>growein looder</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>spring -</p><p>chirpings</p><p>growing louder</p>John McDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02306609410526737715noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28810552.post-4749495048156775562024-03-05T23:23:00.000-08:002024-03-05T23:23:50.567-08:00<p>peerie blue bonnet</p><p>yer heid bobbin whit</p><p>maisic dae ye hearken tae?</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>little blue-tit</p><p>your head bobbing</p><p>what music do you hear?</p>John McDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02306609410526737715noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28810552.post-90057622372671009822024-03-05T06:18:00.000-08:002024-03-05T06:18:14.734-08:00<p>voar's airmy</p><p>on the muive - pynts o thair leisters </p><p>awroads</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>spring's army</p><p>on the move - points of their spears </p><p>everywhere</p>John McDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02306609410526737715noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28810552.post-66397958801779151422024-03-05T02:04:00.000-08:002024-03-05T06:20:57.926-08:00<p>the sin sheen's</p><p>on the tuim fusky boattle -</p><p>he thocht the sin blinkit in't</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>the sun shines</p><p>on the empty whisky bottle -</p><p>he thought the sun shone in it!</p>John McDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02306609410526737715noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28810552.post-1209032960700589312024-03-04T01:58:00.000-08:002024-03-04T01:58:13.888-08:00<p>watterside scart -</p><p>its spreid weengs</p><p>walcumin the sin</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>riverbank cormorant -</p><p>its spread wings </p><p>welcoming the sun</p>John McDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02306609410526737715noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28810552.post-61316846125509439892024-03-02T23:22:00.000-08:002024-03-02T23:22:41.351-08:00<p>keek o day </p><p>muives athort the gairden</p><p>freest stooryin aheid</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>sunrise</p><p>moves across the garden</p><p>frost racing ahead</p>John McDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02306609410526737715noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28810552.post-9899572880133051822024-03-01T06:00:00.000-08:002024-03-01T06:00:03.122-08:00<p>i the tirl</p><p>daffins skewin</p><p>tentie o the burn bygaun</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>in the breeze</p><p>daffodils turning</p><p>watching the stream pass by</p>John McDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02306609410526737715noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28810552.post-85937999154807228302024-02-27T23:31:00.000-08:002024-02-28T05:40:44.396-08:00<p>aw alang the causey</p><p>sensor lichts cum on -</p><p>bawdrons' midnicht dander</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>all along the street</p><p>sensor lights come on -</p><p>cat's midnight walk</p>John McDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02306609410526737715noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28810552.post-5094328779485971112024-02-27T02:01:00.000-08:002024-02-27T02:01:27.292-08:00<p>the bodach</p><p>stoiterin nou</p><p>thankrife fir a broun haun</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>the old man</p><p>staggering now</p><p>grateful for a brown hand</p><p><br /></p>John McDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02306609410526737715noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28810552.post-15614646389734765922024-02-23T06:51:00.000-08:002024-02-23T06:51:11.633-08:00<p>fooneral Mass</p><p>a babbie groozles -</p><p>baith ens o the meesterie</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>funeral Mass</p><p>a baby gurgles -</p><p>both ends of the mytery</p>John McDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02306609410526737715noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28810552.post-87056505349708527632024-02-21T01:46:00.000-08:002024-02-21T01:46:48.647-08:00<p>yon tyme agane -</p><p>wirms streekin</p><p>pizzel-pink</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>that time again -</p><p>worms stretching</p><p>penis-pink</p>John McDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02306609410526737715noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28810552.post-66710543125066191572024-02-21T00:44:00.000-08:002024-02-21T00:44:08.667-08:00<p>fund:</p><p>a bruckle scrieve</p><p>frae a bruckle laddie</p><p><br /></p><p>found:</p><p>a fragile letter</p><p>from a fragile boy</p>John McDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02306609410526737715noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28810552.post-89588151180132470212024-02-21T00:33:00.000-08:002024-02-21T00:33:32.569-08:00<p>sparks on a brainch</p><p>rowe an dunt</p><p>...newton's beddie</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>raindrops on a branch</p><p>roll and bump</p><p>...newton's cradle</p>John McDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02306609410526737715noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28810552.post-10986411554781562302024-02-13T01:51:00.000-08:002024-02-13T01:51:10.795-08:00<p>Mardi Gras glamour -</p><p>bairns tap-daunce:</p><p>bottle-taps stellt tae thair shuin</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Mardi Gras magic -</p><p>children tap-dance:</p><p>bottle-tops fixed to their shoes</p>John McDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02306609410526737715noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28810552.post-8558794564043675102024-02-12T05:16:00.000-08:002024-02-12T06:51:25.378-08:00<p>a bleckie hunkers</p><p>fusslin</p><p>on the sinny side o the tree</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>a blackbird sits</p><p>whistling</p><p>on the sunny side of the tree</p><p><br /></p>John McDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02306609410526737715noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28810552.post-26296317876072443352024-02-08T02:40:00.000-08:002024-02-08T02:40:44.628-08:00<p>i the deid buddhist's</p><p>gairden</p><p>new buds </p><p><br /></p><p>in the dead buddhist's </p><p>garden</p><p>new buds</p><p><br /></p>John McDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02306609410526737715noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28810552.post-11668909562819380592024-02-08T02:35:00.000-08:002024-02-08T02:35:03.427-08:00<p>i the auld neibourheid</p><p>awbodie gane -</p><p>a lane maw's oorie skirl</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>in the old neighbourhood</p><p>everybody gone -</p><p>a lone gull's eerie cry</p>John McDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02306609410526737715noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28810552.post-21986398714442079232024-02-08T02:30:00.000-08:002024-02-08T02:30:11.371-08:00<p>meditation oor -</p><p>a bleck bawdrons</p><p>corses the snaw</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>meditation hour -</p><p>a black cat</p><p>crosses the snow</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>John McDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02306609410526737715noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28810552.post-47030156801623037682024-02-05T01:38:00.000-08:002024-02-21T01:53:45.564-08:00<p>weet mornin --</p><p>daffins</p><p>nid noddin as a gae bye</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>wet morning -</p><p>daffodils</p><p>nodding as i pass</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>John McDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02306609410526737715noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28810552.post-68488548126997340452024-01-28T02:47:00.000-08:002024-02-03T00:44:24.386-08:00<p>sainin hersel</p><p>the disabled lassie</p><p>lichts caunles fir ithers</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>blessing herself</p><p>the disabled girl</p><p>lights candles for others</p><p><br /></p>John McDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02306609410526737715noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28810552.post-3431447226163798142024-01-28T00:05:00.000-08:002024-01-28T00:05:01.004-08:00<p>swan</p><p>coories on'r nest</p><p>the cob stravaigs up an doon</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>swan</p><p>sits on her nest</p><p>the cob paces up and down</p>John McDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02306609410526737715noreply@blogger.com0