the lassie keeks oot
frae'r muckle umberellae
...a snail




the girl peeps out
from her huge umbrella
...a snail

aneath
a hap o leaves
troot dover




beneath
a quilt of leaves
trout sleep

distreebutin
the sacrament -
her wine-coloured tae-nails




distributing
communion -
her wine-coloured toe-nails

wundy day -
leaves
stertin tae dirl




windy day -
leaves
starting to rattle

fou muin -
pokey hats
frae a late-nicht shoppie




full moon -
ice-cream cones
from a late-night parlour

abuin the flautist
flutherin weengs
hove an faw




above the flautist
fluttering wings
rise and fall

airt gailerie -
ablow the scuddit lass:
coorse loon settins




art gallery -
below the nude:
naughty boy plants

licht on the causies -
muin's
ruchsome neb




light on the cobbles -
moon's
craggy face

the bodach
staps tae sneesh -
leaves sweel doon




the old man
stops to sneeze -
leaves swirl down

bi the door
o the x-ray dept.:
derk hairst brainches




by the door
of the x-ray dept.:
dark autumnal branches

quate mornin -
leaves juist
suddentlie lowsin




calm morning -
leaves just
suddenly letting go

they hunker sonsie
as buddhas:
faw'n aipples




they sit solid
as buddhas:
fallen apples

thair drucken sangs
gie wey yin bi yin
tae the sang o the charker




their drunken songs
give way one by one
to the song of the cricket

zen dug
laipin the dub
swallaein the tide




zen dog
lapping the puddle
swallowing the ocean

skailt sinlicht -
leaves blawn
intae a neuk




scattered sunlight -
leaves blown
into a corner

amang the aipples
skwurrels'
reid nebs




among the apples
squirrels'
red faces

sneddin buddleia -
the nicht
a purpie chack flourishin




pruning buddleia -
tonight
a purple bruise blossoming

craw an me:
twa sheddaes
on the burn




crow and I:
two shadows
on the stream

bag-wifie i the perk -
bairns' sheddaes
sweengin athort'r neb




bag-lady in the park -
childrens' shadows
swinging across her face

the auld kipple
stravaig the olive plantin -
arthritic sheddaes




the old couple
wander the olive grove -
arthritic shadows