her heidstane
owersheddain his  -
sib haggle




her headstone
overshadowing his  -
sibling rivalry

waukrife nicht  -
the wastern wund
snocherin i the lum




sleepless night  -
the western wind
snoring in the chimney

unner the rodden tree
he expones
arters an clots




under the rowan tree
he explains
arteries and clots

weet  -
in seelent causeys
the scrinchin o snails




rain  -
in silent streets
the crunching of snails

ma hoaspital marra  -

his waesome

muin neb

my hospital companion  -

his sad

moon face

sheenin i the derk  -
a stern faw'n
frae a git-weill cart




shining in the dark  -
a star fallen
from a get-well card

derk thochts
this mornin
...twa craws




dark thoughts
this morning
...two crows

auld trawlerman
his runkelt brou
...the ebbin tide




the old trawlerman
his wrinkled brow
...the ebbing ocean

efter the wullfire
amang the aises
...glowein puppies




after the wildfire
among the ashes
...glowing poppies

heich watter
sin an leaf freckilt
...stoorin pyot




high water
sun and leaf dappled
...galloping piebald

blues i the err  -
a lazy bummer healds
intae the flooer's tooter




blues in the air  -
a lazy bee leans
into the flower's trumpet

laid aff
he hunkers
happin a bottle o drames




redundant
he sits
nursing a bottle of dreams

efter the blowster
sparks dreepin reid
frae the aipples




after the storm
raindrops dripping red
from the apples

thunner
lichtnin  -
a bedraigilt bummer




thunder
lightning  -
a bedraggled bee

her fite communion dress
her gowden powny-tail
...a lit caunle




her white communion dress
her golden pony-tail
...a lit candle

auld hern gane  -
anely's keech
on the watterside bowder




old heron gone  -
only his droppings
on the riverside boulder

thunner-plump  -
auld cundie gluggin
...soond o droonin




thunderstorm  -
old drain gurgling
...sound of drowing

a daith ilka meenit -
crans
skiff the burn




a death every minute  -
swifts
skim the stream

a skelloch
i the nicht  -
a gnap oot o the muin




a scream
in the night  -
a bite out of the moon

on the waashin-line
his superman outfit
...mither kens best




on the washing-line
his superman suit
...mother knows best