freesty nicht  -

sterns abuin

skimmerin unnerfuit

frosty night  -

stars above

shimmering underfoot

shooglie on'r bike

she disnae ken yit

she's on'r ain

wobbly on her bicycle 

she doesn't know yet

she's on her own

twa weet leaves skitter

doon the clair lozen

...bygaun thochts

two wet leaves slither

down the clear pane

...passing thoughts

aw nicht

a teirin wund

rivin the toon tae shivereens

all night 

a raging wind 

tearing the town to bits

the suicide tree  -

it's brainch

hailt

the suicide tree  -

it's branch

healed

fawen leaves

pattren the burn

deuks mizzle

fallen leaves

pattern the stream

ducks disappear

furst Yule whigmaleeries  -

rodden

          berries

First Christmas baubles  -

rowan

           berries 

hame frae the circus  

faither ettles tae caum thaim:

selkies, lions, clowns...

home from the circus  

father tries to calm them:

seals, lions, clowns...

 armistice day

the acer's leaves 

bing

armistice day  -

the acer's leaves

pile up

efter ma neebours' cull

the skwurrels hae wun back

tae  kittle ma gairden

after my neighbours' cull

the squirrels have returned

to enliven my garden

a fite bawdrons 

amang the labster-creels  -

fou muin skookin

a white cat

among the lobster-pots  -

full  moon creeping

fift o November

day o's fooneral

...reek an aises

fifth of November

day of his funeral

...smoke and ashes

 hallowday  -

skeery  pumpkins aye aroond

...skailt sweeties on the causey

All Saints' day  -

scary pumpkins still around

...spilt sweets on the street

streengs hing tuim

 traikle-farls gane

...wutchies an warlocks stappit

strings hang empty

treacle-scones gone

...witches and warlocks sated

burdsang  -

nivver

a wrang note

birdsong  -

never

a wrong note

deef tae ma 'guid mornin'   -

thay'r tentie

tae the vyces i thayr heids

ignoring my 'good morning'  -

they listen

to the voices in their heads

hairst  -

the treen

yatterin

autumn  -

the trees

chattering

hairst  -

bauldie-heidit days

fir the pish-the-beds

autumn  -

bald-headed days

for the dandelions

eildit pleesurs  -

blithe tae hae wurn oot

anither pair o shuin

aged pleasures  -

happy to have worn out

another pair of shoes

gaitherin conkers agane -

twa

octygeranians 

gathering chestnuts again -

two

octogeranians

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