oot fir the binmen  -

a bairn's beddie an 

a new bairncare beuk

out for the binmen  -

a child's cot

and a new childcare book

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

weet dings doun -

in a dub rose petals'

jeein mosaic 

rain beats down  -

In a puddle rose petals'

shifting mosaic

a brooch on

the tattie-bogle's jaiket

...reid admiral

a brooch on

the scarecrows jacket

...red admiral

skookin in a neuk  -

a weed

wi the bonniest flourish

cringing in a corner  -

a weed

with the loveliest blossom

 jazz club  -

fag reek an

saxyphone wyvin

jazz. club  -

cigarette smoke and

saxophone weaving

croodlin o the cushats

apenin an steekin

the day

cooing of the wood pigeons

opening and closing

the day

kirk barbie  -

incense o the secrifeest

heavin

church barbecue  -

incense of the sacrificed

rising

auld freends

bygaun

...eclpse

old friends

passing by

...eclipse

hame 

frae the battlefront

he derns frae a wesp 

home

from the battlefront

he hides from a wasp

begowkin the gairdner

binwood tooters

agane

outwitting the gardener

bindweed trumpets

again

a pish-the-bed seed

daunces by  -

a buttery jynes the jig

a dandelion seed

dances past  -

a butterfly joins the jig

new monastery  -

the janglin

o hemmers an clourers

new monastery  -

the ringing

of hammers and chisels

ootside shunkie  -

sumyin croons

a warnishin  sang 

outside toilet  -

someone sings

a warning song

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