Saturday, June 30, 2012

awthing
rowed in sinlicht  -
naethin unforgien




everything
wrapped in sunlight  -
nothing unforgiven

Tuesday, June 26, 2012

the aul chiel hirples alang  - 
the burn
dookin an heavin




the old man limps along  -
the stream
dipping and rising

Thursday, June 14, 2012

sin
throuch the cluds  -
ox-ee gowan




sun
through the clouds  -
ox-eye daisy

Tuesday, June 12, 2012

olympics  -
awready on the flagpole:
snail




olympics  -
already on the flagpole:
snail

Thursday, May 31, 2012

the watter slidders by  -
weet feshin oot
the creepy -crawlies




the river slithers by  -
rain bringing out
the creepy-crawlies

Tuesday, May 29, 2012

voar
greening
the burn




spring
greening
the stream

Friday, May 25, 2012

pish-the-beds  -
universe
o sins an muins




dandelions  -
universe
of suns and moons

Thursday, May 24, 2012

i the derkness
the puppieteer snites towes:
bairns lauch...greit




in the darkness
the puppeteer tweaks strings:
children laugh ...cry

Wednesday, May 23, 2012

fou muin...
granny's
pandrops




full moon...
grandmother's
pandrops
the blin chiel
screedin aff the braille
o's apened flooers




the blind man
reading the braille
of his opened flowers
in's gairden
the dozed sailboat
...he aye drames yit




in his garden
the rotting sailboat
...he still dreams on

Tuesday, May 22, 2012

maws skirlin
sey runchin shalls -
ma buik o shanties




gulls keening
sea grinding shells -
my book of shanties

Tuesday, May 15, 2012

on the altar
caunles lowe
...yalla roses




on the altar
candles flame
...yellow roses

Monday, May 14, 2012

throuch's lace hinger
ma neebor
...attercap




through his lace curtain
my neighbour
...spider

Friday, May 11, 2012

watter in spate
stoorin
tae tryst wi the lift...agane




swollen river
racing
to meet with the sky...again

Tuesday, May 08, 2012

mornin
o the fooneral
bluebells




morning
of the funeral
bluebells

Friday, May 04, 2012

oot
frae the cosmic core
this peerie burd cheetlin




out
from the cosmic core
this tiny bird chirping

Monday, April 30, 2012

cancer  - 
his spaul bleds:
angels' weengs sprootin




cancer  -
his shoulder blades:
angels' wings sprouting

Friday, April 27, 2012

bleckie's
jeckit embryo  -
murtherin maggie




blackbird's
discarded embryo  -
murdering magpie

Thursday, April 26, 2012

a mornin
o pink dubs
alang gean-tree rod




a morning
of pink puddles 
along cherry-tree road