hallae e'en -
bygaun the baurber's
he waffs's razzor




halloween -
passing the barber shop
he waves his razor

auld bawdrons
gane -
his dentit cushin




the old cat
gone -
his dented cushion


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in the perk
bairns stern lowpin -
maple leaves fawin




in the park
children star jumping -
maple leaves falling

weir memorial -
nakit brainches thraw
pikit-weer sheddaes




war memorial -
naked branches throw
barbed-wire shadows

keep-fit cless
i the perk -
maws shog frae fit tae fit




keep-fit class
in the park -
gulls rock from foot to foot

reid rab
dooks
reiddens the watter




the robin
dips
reddens the water


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a leaf faws
fleits doonstream -
a fooneral hauds by




a leaf falls
floats downstream -
a cortege passes

the lassie keeks oot
frae'r muckle umberellae
...a snail




the girl peeps out
from her huge umbrella
...a snail

aneath
a hap o leaves
troot dover




beneath
a quilt of leaves
trout sleep

distreebutin
the sacrament -
her wine-coloured tae-nails




distributing
communion -
her wine-coloured toe-nails

wundy day -
leaves
stertin tae dirl




windy day -
leaves
starting to rattle

fou muin -
pokey hats
frae a late-nicht shoppie




full moon -
ice-cream cones
from a late-night parlour

abuin the flautist
flutherin weengs
hove an faw




above the flautist
fluttering wings
rise and fall

airt gailerie -
ablow the scuddit lass:
coorse loon settins




art gallery -
below the nude:
naughty boy plants

licht on the causies -
muin's
ruchsome neb




light on the cobbles -
moon's
craggy face

the bodach
staps tae sneesh -
leaves sweel doon




the old man
stops to sneeze -
leaves swirl down

bi the door
o the x-ray dept.:
derk hairst brainches




by the door
of the x-ray dept.:
dark autumnal branches

quate mornin -
leaves juist
suddentlie lowsin




calm morning -
leaves just
suddenly letting go

they hunker sonsie
as buddhas:
faw'n aipples




they sit solid
as buddhas:
fallen apples

thair drucken sangs
gie wey yin bi yin
tae the sang o the charker




their drunken songs
give way one by one
to the song of the cricket