fedders flee up

frae the tod's bourie

...a maw chick whae nivver flew

feathers fly up

from the fox's den

...a gull chick who never flew

he fund his penny fussle  -

anither hidie-hole

airtit oot!

he found his penny whistle  -

another hiding place

discovered!

treen 

heeld an rax oot  -

wund wrocht

tress

lean and reach out  -

wind shaped

In'r winnock

the crippilt wifie waffs  -

maks ma day!

in her window

the handicapped lady waves  -

makes my day!

granfaither scutchin's hedge

snecks the cable

...yin bricht speak!

grandfather trimming his hedge

cuts the cable

...one bright spark!

the confessional

deep i the brae

...they cum oot intae the licht

the confessional

deep in the hillside

...they come out into the light

(Knock shrine)

 i the mornin sin

the tods cum

...oh tae see wull theengs daffin!

in the morning sun

the foxes come

...oh to see wild things playing!

fire-alairm

it the en

o the priest's homily

fire-alarm

at the end

of the priest's homily

i the cloister gairden

the tortie

prees's furst aipple

in the cloister garden

the tortoise

tastes his first apple

stag pairty  -

a'ready Pinocchio's neb's

in's yill

stag party  -

already Pinocchio's nose is

in his beer

the pilgrimers win in  -

speir:

whit's the Wi-Fi code?

the pilgrims arrive  -

ask:

what's the Wi-Fi  code?

i the derk

a hauflin walks hame croonin

...a furst tryst?

in the dark 

a young  man walks home singing

...a first date?

auld scuil photy

...pirls

on the burn

old school photograph

...ripples

on the stream

frae yin warl

tae anither

troot lowp, flees dee

from one world

to another

trout leap, flies die

a bleckie draps by

his neb fou o wirms  

suin tae becum bleckies

a blackbird drops by

his beak full of worms

soon to become blackbirds

wunter i the perk  -

fir the hameless chiel

Reid Rab's breist bleezes

winter in the park  -

for the homeless man

the robin's breast blazes

haundicappit bairns' day oot  -

balloons a'whaur

...brustin herts

handicapped chidrens' day out  -

balloons everywhere

..bursting hearts

staunin gaird on yin leg

her sheddae haps'r chick  -

mither maw

standing guard on one leg

her shadow blankets her chick  -

mother gull

speengie roses

thair pom pom heids

...rah rah lassies

peonie roses

their pom pom heads

...cheerleaders

on the plainstanes  -

strawn fag-ens,

strawn brods

on the pavement  -

scattered cigarette-ends,

scattered nails