Thursday, October 25, 2012

throuch the maple wuid
the lang reid peth
o hairst




through the maple wood
the long red path
of autumn

Wednesday, October 24, 2012

potter's hauns
wrochtin the tuimness
o's blae joogs




potter's hands
shaping the emptiness
of his blue jugs




Monday, October 22, 2012

lichtin up the scullery:
the pumpkin
bydein a neb




lighting up the kitchen:
the pumpkin
awaiting a face

Wednesday, October 17, 2012

fleedit causey -
throuch's hoose
reid maple leaves fleit




flooded street -
through his house
red maple leaves float

Tuesday, October 16, 2012

frae the brig:
clud sets
wrocht o watter




from the bridge:
cloud shapes
made of water

Monday, October 15, 2012

furst freest -
i the sin tentie
o the auld tree souchin




first frost -
in the sun watching
the old tree breathe

Saturday, October 13, 2012

thunner
lichtnin
leaves ruffin




thunder
lightning
leaves applauding

Thursday, October 04, 2012

mornin wirds -
the monastery bawdrons
gants




morning prayers -
the monastery cat
yawns

Wednesday, September 26, 2012

aff tae weir -
laggin hait
in's mither's rosary




off to war -
lingering heat
in his mother's rosary

Saturday, September 22, 2012

peerie spule
back an fore
gien o'ts sel: attercap




tiny shuttle
back and forth
giving of itself: spider

Friday, September 21, 2012

amang the puppies
a furst reid rab
...a jalouse




among the poppies
a frst robin
...I think

Tuesday, September 18, 2012

circus in toon -
the lowe-chower's laddie
fair intae's candy-floss




circus in town -
the fire-eater's son
enjoying his candy-floss

Monday, September 17, 2012

day-daw -
mornin glories
unfauldin




dawn -
morning glories
unfolding

Friday, September 07, 2012

newly come hame  - 
sheddaed in her een
a warl yit tae be neemit




new born  -
shadowed in her eyes
a world yet to be named


Sunday, September 02, 2012

'Jazz Record Seek'  -
tooters o nasturtium
swey i the gairden




'Jazz Record Requests'  -
trumpets of nasturtium
sway in the garden

Tuesday, August 28, 2012


Daddy-long-legs i the wab
Gizzent:
Weengs, trams, bouk, yin flet streek




crane fly in the web
sucked dry:
wings, legs, body, one flat line

Sunday, August 26, 2012

roses' 
sindert heids
...a braw wreath




roses'
severed heads
...a fine wreath

Friday, August 24, 2012

suddentlie
the soun o laneliness:
whaup on the muir




suddenly
the sound of loneliness:
curlew on the moor

Wednesday, August 22, 2012

muinless nicht -
i the derk watter
the mudge o sterns




moonless night  -
in the dark river
the movement of stars

curmurrin watter:
a makar takkin tent o
ilka day




murmuring river:
a poet listened to
every day