retourin
her leebrary beuks  -
a pokefou o crangs




returning
her library books  -
a bagful of corpses

armistice  -
a bullet-tasht helm
...soond o a moothie




armistice -
a bullet-holed helmet
...sound of a harmonica

scartin the caur winnock  -
speuggie stobs
it a jeelt dub




scraping the car window  -
sparrow stabs
at a frozen puddle

votin day  -
ootby the pairlament
a joogler




voting day  -
outside the parliament
a juggler

hou sunken trock
maks eemages on the burn
(alang cam jung!)




how sunken debris
makes images on the stream
(along came jung!)

auld schuil dictionar  -
its pages turnt doon it
minge an mons




old school dictionary  -
its pages turned down at
minge and mons

depairtin the kirk
throuch fawin leaves
...a stainit-gless winnock




leaving the church
through falling leaves
...a stained-glass window

a bowl o sweeties
fir the guisers  -
she derns it frae granfaither




a bowl of sweets
for the trick or treaters  -
she hides it from grandfather

the postie
tint in e-fag reek
...ma douce reekin mail




the postman
lost in e-cigarette smoke
...my sweet smelling mail

the sweel
o bairns cheevyin leaves
cheevyin bairns




the whirlpool
of children chasing leaves
chasing children

jealous  -
hairst treen
lossin wecht




jealous  -
autumn trees
losing weight

hairst  -
danderin throuch
this airtist's exheebeetion




autum  -
wandering through
this artist's exhibition

poorin weet  -
the hale gairden
dauncin




pouring rain  -
the whole garden
dancing

jazz throuch
the apen winnock  -
maggie bops frae side tae side




jazz through
the open window  -
magpie bops from side to side

i the muinlit squerr
bawdrons  -
his bell plinkin




in the moonlit square
cat  -
his bell twinkling

fir a new granbairn
she lichts a caunle
...peerie lowe souchin




for a new grandchild
she lights a candle
...tiny flame breathing

i the maisic chaumer
the flee derns
amang the crochets




in the music room
the fly hides
amongst the crochets

hame frae the vinyaird  -
his purpie colourt
shuin




home from the vineyard  -
his purple coloured
shoes

midnicht dander  -
wairmth yit
i the monastery waa




midnight stroll  -
warmth yet
in the monastery wall

fou muin
midnicht skooker
...monastery bawdrons




full moon
midnight prowler
...monastery cat