intae the mools
a rose  -
twa sonnets ower




into the grave
a rose  -
two stories ended

i the gairden
the gean tree
...learnin




in the garden
the cherry tree
...teaching

fou muin  -
fite lowe
o the paschal caunle




full moon  -
white flame
of the paschal candle

intae the gairden
a gled  -
stramash o weengs




into the garden
a hawk  -
cacaphony of wings

hoaspice flooers  -
thair sheddaes
sprauchlin nar




hospice flowers  -
their shadows
creeping closer

suddent sherp wund  -
the daffins
skew awa




sudden sharp wind  -
the daffodils
turn away

fitba i the perk  -
daffins an croci
prood i thair colours




football in the park  -
daffodils and croci
proud in their colours

ma baurber
soops me doon
...aumond flourishins faw




my barber
brushes me down
...almond blossom falls

derk cluds  -
craws gang doon
on the burd-brod




dark clouds  -
crows descend
on the bird-table

bride posin
bi the watterside  -  a swan
gaes intil the derk burn




bride posing
on the riverbank  -  a swan
enters the dark stream

voar' green nebs  -
we gaither roon
the bairn's furst scan pictur




spring's green tips  -
we gather round
baby's first scan picture

fou muin  -
doverin, her wyvin faws
rowes oot the door




full moon  -
dozing, her knitting falls
rolls out the door

a laddie wins awa  -
back i the gairden
a trummlin brainch




a son emigrates  -
back in the garden
a trembling branch

throuch brainches  -
the sin sneddin
sheddaes oot o the freest




through branches  -
the sun cutting
shadows out of the frost

fou muin  -
wunter treen streek oot
fleggin the bairns




full moon  -
winter trees stretch out
frightening the children

in a hinmaist
leam o sinlicht
speuggie beeks hissel




in a last
ray of sunlight
sparrow warms himself

artic wunds  -
reid rab
wi's reid gravat




artic winds  -
robin
with his red scarf

Bethlehem bairns
daff at bools
glowert at throuch corsherrs




Bethlehem children
play marbles
watched through crosshairs

fou muin  -
the blin chiel's crummock
proggin




full moon  -
the blind man's stick
probing

bi the blawn-doon
T.V. aerial
snail  -  his antenny proggin




by the blown-down
T.V. aerial
snail  -  his antenna probing