midnicht express
pewlin
...teuk  a fere tae heiven




midnight express
wailing
...took a friend to heaven

the muezzin crys  -
awbody taks on
the set o incaain




the muezzin calls  -
everybody assumes
the shape of prayer

the cailleach
hauns cuppin the quaich
...curlt hairst leaves




the old lady
hands cupping the chalice
...curled autumnal leaves

For some time I have greatly enjoyed the haiku of the New York Haijin: Jack Galmitz
I was thrilled when Jack asked me if I'd translate some of his stuff, so here we go enjoy!
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an abandoned lot: weeds tall as men, a shopping cart

a forleetit larach: growthe heich as chiels, a message cairt

an abandoned lot: a water-stained mattress, goldenrod

a forleetit larach: a watter-staint mattrass, gowdenrod

an abandoned lot: Trees of Heaven, auto parts

a forleetit larach: Treen o Heiven, caur brock

an abandoned lot: a large cardboard carton, a cooking pot

a forleetit larach: a muckle cairdboard cairton, a kettle

the moon knows not what it is I'm looking at

the muin disnae ken whit it is am leukin till

dryin nets  -
maws drift athort
... a slaw gemme o chess




drying nets  -
gulls drift across
... a slow game of chess

ten snarls in a towe:
the gangrel wifie's
rosary




ten knots in a string:
the bag-lady's
rosary

armistice day  -
scuil bairns set aff bulbs
...derk trenches




armistice day  -
school children plant bulbs
...dark trenches

lang vaig  -
she wyves the miles intae
a granbairn's shawlie




long journey  -
she crochets the miles into
a grandchild's shawl

cairryin
a posie o petals:
wund roond the kirk




carrying
a bouquet of petals:
wind round the church

a scarlet dawin  -
reid rab hunkers
refleckin




a scarlet dawn  -
the robin sits
reflecting

craws  -
hairst's door sneckin
on roostie baunds




crows  -
autumn's door closing
on rusty hinges

the yirth heizin
in derk swaws  -
wunter plooin




the earth rising
in dark waves  -
winter ploughing

skwurrel
tuimin the burd-brod  -
settin aff a puggie nut ferm




squirrel
emptying the bird-table  -
planting a peanut farm

denner
i the gairden 
maggie Maitre d'




lunch
in the garden 
magpie Maitre d'

747 fleein in
laich ower watter 
...sheddae o a sherk




747 flying in
low over water 
...shadow of a shark

mercat day  -
the deid grumphie
smirkin




market day  -
the dead pig
smiling

a leaf faws  -
chitterin sweels
on the burn




a leaf falls  -
shivering circles
on the stream

blawin bibbles  -
on mither's chaft
preeins brustin




blowing bubbles  -
on mother's cheek
kisses bursting

hairst mornin  -
weet dancin
on the dubs




autumn morning  -
rain dancing
on the puddles

hame, trailin slammachs  -
Wordsworth
trauchilt cluds




home, trailing spiders' webs  -
Wordsworth
trailed clouds