Yule  -
sae monie bubbly-jocks
fellt




Christmas  -
so many turkeys
slaughtered

lichtin caunles  -
she cannae mynd
whae fir




lighting candles  -
she can't remember
who for

swan paunders by...
no tae faise
hern's meditation




swan drifts by...
not to disturb
heron's meditation

Yule  -
on the fir tree blinterin
blue-bunnets




Christmas  -
on the fir tree
flickering blue-tits

Reid Rab
poses on a sprot
...i the winnock, a selfie




the robin
poses on a twig
...in the window, a selfie

tentie o the swans  -
hern
pouin hissel thegither




watching the swans  -
heron
pulling himself together

the caunle
an the fluit
...dervish lowe




the candle
and the flute
...dervish flame

hameless  -
the muin an sterns
his Yule whigmaleeries




homeless  -
the moon and stars
his Christmas baubles

amang stooriein feet
willie-wagtail
...peerie harlequin




amongst rushing feet
wagtail
...little harlequin

yondermaist
the peeriest swans
...flauchts o snaw




in the distance
the tiniest swans
...flakes of snow

burnie-becker  -
in'n oot in'n oot
steekin's wye upstream





dipper  -
in and out in and out
stitching his way upstream

abuin the lums
muin heizes forfochen lik
...anither nicht-yokin




above the chimneys
moon rises wearily
...another night-shift

dayset  -
pink maws
scud an dook




sunset  -
pink gulls
glide and swoop

a bing o leaves  -
licht sheens
frae the monie cheeks




a pile of leaves  -
light shines
from the many facets

in the perk
mynd fou o thochts
a peerie bleck dug rins throuch




in the park
mind full of thoughts
a little black dog runs through

died doo  -
fedders drift
amang the faw'n leaves




dead pigeon  -
feathers drift
among the fallen leaves

hunkert
bi'r carebed
hairst dowes intae wunter




sitting
by her sick bed
autumn slides into winter

fite freest  -
anither year
aulder




white frost  -
another year
older

an on-ding  -
on the plainstanes
an umberellae stramash




heavy rain  -
on the pavement
umbrella collisions

hunkerin
in a sinblink
...space trevellers




sitting
in a sunbeam
...space travellers