the auld scuil steekit  -
anely the bummers
murmellin a lesson




the old school closed  -
only the bees
murmuring a lesson

rose petals spreidin
at the feet
o the hairst bride




rose petals spreading
at the feet
of the autumn bride

awa frae the stramash
the burn
threips tae me




away from the riots
the stream
talks to me

dischairged sodger 
stravaigs the causeys
stappin anely on the crecks




discharged soldier 
wanders the streets
stepping only on the cracks

herbour dauner  -
the mornin's drave
gawkin at the lan




harbour stroll  -
the morning's catch
staring at the land

a haun muives
i the aul-warl shop winnock
swappin centuries




a hand moves
in the antique - shop window
swopping centuries

abuin the spire
the sin
...sinflooer




above the spire
the sun
...sunflower

geeglin frae
the gairden pairty  -  bummers
ligg stappit wi nectar




giggling
from the garden party  -
bees lie sated with nectar

flichterin
in'r glesses
pages o a thriller




flickering
in her glasses
pages of a thriller

the bodach  -
his dug
daunerin'm




the old man  -
his dog
walking him

maisic rant
weet
ruffin on the tent




music festival
rain
drumming on the tent

yella gowans
lip-fou
o sinlicht




buttercups
brimming
with sunlight

nebs tae the sin  -
faither mither bairns
gowans




faces to the sun  -
father mother children
daisies

sheddae o's dreepin stug  -
hern bydin
fir the cygnets




shadow of his dripping spike  -
heron waiting
for the cygnets

chyngin o the gaird
a ballet
in reid




changing of the guard
a ballet
in red

i the gairden
the bleckie dillin
the bodach's lanesomeness




in the garden
the blackbird soothing
the old man's loneliness

efter the yowe-trummle  -
the braes
fou o mean ghaists




after the sheep-shearing  -
the hills
full of angular ghosts

weirin neebors  -
throuch the palin a rose
offerin itsel




warring neighbours  -
through the fence a rose
offering itself

yokit on bi a gang
o speuggies  -  maggie
draps a fite fedder




mugged by a gang
of sparrows  -  magpie
drops a white feather

Voar ferr  -
crans
ding-dangin




Spring fair  -
swifts
helter-skeltering