Sunday, September 27, 2015

kingfisher
brung blae tae the mornin,
dookin he eikit siller




kingfisher
brought blue to the morning,
diving he added silver

Friday, September 18, 2015

throuch the onding
the bodach wyves  -  fou?
...leaky shuin!




through the downpour
the old man weaves  -  drunk?
...leaky shoes!

Tuesday, September 15, 2015

granfaither's hose  -
she skooshes a wattergaw
ontae the pansies



grandfather's hose  -
she sprays a rainbow
onto the pansies

Monday, September 14, 2015

riven jazz poster  -
bitties o blae
i the wund




torn jazz poster  -
bits of blue
in the wind

Saturday, September 12, 2015

hairst blaws in  -
e'en the dub
chitterin




autumn blows in  -
even the pond
shivering

Friday, September 11, 2015

pewlin wund  -
the wab
boos lik the blues




wailing wind  -
the web
bends like the blues

Tuesday, September 08, 2015

ootby the maisic chaumer
twa youthie maws
...ettlin tae git in tuin




outside the music room
two young gulls
...trying to get in tune

Saturday, September 05, 2015

whaur the wattergaw
skifft the burn
a kingfisher




where the rainbow
touched the stream
a kingfisher

Friday, September 04, 2015

hameless
doverin on the baunk
...whaur the watter skites the clints




homeless
sleeping on the riverbank
...where the water hits the rocks

Saturday, August 29, 2015

bairns
smirks's bricht as berries
nou this mingin cargae...weir




children
smiles as bright as berries
now this rotting cargo...war

Friday, August 28, 2015

nicht watchie
daein's roonds  -
fou muin




night watchman
doing his rounds  -
full moon







she maks a purpie sin
wi playdough
...an fettles a brucken sodger




she makes a purple sun
with playdough
...and mends a broken soldier

Wednesday, August 26, 2015

a day bairnsittin  -
granny geegles
an wammles in'r sloum




a day babysitting  -
grandmother giggles
and wriggles in her sleep

Monday, August 24, 2015

jennie-lang-legs
lowst frae the wab
dis a wee daunce




cranefly
freed from the web
does a little dance

Sunday, August 23, 2015

his hinmaist eemage:
a butterie it rist...
syne een steekit...weengs apened




his last image:
a butterfly at rest...
then eyes closed...wings opened

Saturday, August 22, 2015

Tai Chi  -
dugs reeng'm yowlin
...dae they snowk teeger?




Tai Chi  -
dogs surround him barking
...do they smell tiger?

Thursday, August 20, 2015

liggin hert tae hert
tentie
o the rackets




lying heart to heart
listening
to the fireworks

Monday, August 17, 2015

auld pictur frame
leukin throuch't...
ilk sicht a maisterpiece



old picture frame  
looking through it...
each scene a masterpiece


Sunday, August 16, 2015

bricht sin  -
fir'r burthday granfaither
weirs a claen sark




bright sun  -
for her birthday grandad
wears a clean shirt

Sunday, August 09, 2015

lit caunles
tears as they mouten  -
Nagasaki day




lit candles
tears as they melt  -
Nagasaki day