breist clinic  -
blitheness i the een
o a fyow




breast clinic  -
joy in the eyes
of a few

hairst -
unnerwatter leaves
ooplichtin the burn





autumn -
submerged leaves
uplighting the stream

skairin
the bluid i ma veins  -
mosquito




sharing
the blood in my veins  -
mosquito

a clair blae lift  -
contrails
steekin the warl thegither




a clear blue sky  -
contrails
stitching the world together

hallae e'en  -
the dirlin skellets
o deid leaves




halloween  -
the rattling skeletons
of dead leaves

peerie laddie pishin  -
ettles tae shoot doon
a bygaun flee




little boy pissing  -
tries to shoot down
a passing fly

a lang life
o bricht sins:
the persimmon tree




a lifetime
of bright suns:
the persimmon tree

persimmons
faw an daise
...croonin o the bummers




persimmons
fall and rot
...singing of the bees

nicht fushin  -
wi the muin an orion...
pisces




night fishing  -
with the moon and orion...
pisces

tirran's stookie  -
liggs a derkness
on the yirth




tyrant's statue  -
lays a darkness
on the earth

unner
the persimmon tree
sketchin wi wurds




under
the persimmon tree
sketching with words

sauch leaves faw
ligg as threepin picturs:
tree wi muin




willow leaves fall
lie as ideograms:
tree with moon

the leaves hae gane
lea'in
a derk scart




the leaves have gone
leaving
a dark scribble

chestane rodden an birk  -
hairst lichts
throuch the glen




chestnut rowan and birch  -
autumn lights
through the valley

indian simmer  -
bummers'
lang sheddaes



indian summer  -
bees'
long shadows

kingfisher
brung blae tae the mornin,
dookin he eikit siller




kingfisher
brought blue to the morning,
diving he added silver

throuch the onding
the bodach wyves  -  fou?
...leaky shuin!




through the downpour
the old man weaves  -  drunk?
...leaky shoes!

granfaither's hose  -
she skooshes a wattergaw
ontae the pansies



grandfather's hose  -
she sprays a rainbow
onto the pansies

riven jazz poster  -
bitties o blae
i the wund




torn jazz poster  -
bits of blue
in the wind

hairst blaws in  -
e'en the dub
chitterin




autumn blows in  -
even the pond
shivering