sinny mornin -
the muin
sweirt tae lave




sunny morning -
the moon
reluctant to leave

leaves on the burn
birl an sneck:
dumfoonerin jeegsaw




leaves on the stream
spin and lock:
amazing jigsaw

whalp an poinsettia
govein at ilk ither:
tungs oot




pup and poinsettia
staring at each other:
tongues out

stour o's shock
ower -
a stilt yirdin'm




storm of his stroke
over -
a crutch earthing him

brust fitbaw -
a peerie laddie's
crumpilt neb




burst football -
a little boy's
crumpled face

fou muin -
his siller bugle:
lest post




full moon -
his silver bugle:
last post

remembrance gairden -
yirdit agane
aneath new leaves




remembrance garden -
buried again
beneath new leaves

skirls
frae the ferris wheel:
a wab




screams
from the ferris wheel:
a web

throuch the haar
a yalla rose -
indian simmer




through the mist
a yellow rose -
indian summer

jogger
throuch the hairst leaves -
a crunklin lowe




jogger
through the autumn leaves -
a crackling fire

hairst waddin -
cluds o fite
a bob o pansies




autumn wedding -
clouds of white
a posy of pansies

indian simmer -
cowpt on the brod
a poke o leemons




indian summer -
spilled on the table
a bag of lemons

anither yirdin -
on the claes line
naethin bit bleck claes




another funeral -
on the washing line
nothing but black clothes

hallae e'en -
bygaun the baurber's
he waffs's razzor




halloween -
passing the barber shop
he waves his razor

auld bawdrons
gane -
his dentit cushin




the old cat
gone -
his dented cushion


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in the perk
bairns stern lowpin -
maple leaves fawin




in the park
children star jumping -
maple leaves falling

weir memorial -
nakit brainches thraw
pikit-weer sheddaes




war memorial -
naked branches throw
barbed-wire shadows

keep-fit cless
i the perk -
maws shog frae fit tae fit




keep-fit class
in the park -
gulls rock from foot to foot

reid rab
dooks
reiddens the watter




the robin
dips
reddens the water


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a leaf faws
fleits doonstream -
a fooneral hauds by




a leaf falls
floats downstream -
a cortege passes