sica blowt:

craw skirlin it me  -

his reid thrapple

such an eruption:

crow screaming at me  -

his red throat

  

derk burds dover

amang derk brainches

...net o dwams

dark birds sleep

amongst dark branches

...net of dreams

brennin leaves  -

the suddent sperk

o Reid Rab

burning leaves  -

the sudden spark

of a robin

Yule Een  -

abuin the kirk

a muin hamecomin

Christmas Eve  -

above the church

a moon being born

deep i the Zendo  -

ootbye

turtles plash an daff

intense in the Zendo  -

outside

turtles splash and play

the gaberlunzie chiel

an the siller birk  -

baith in cloots

the tramp

and the silver birch  -

both in rags

hallae e'en  -

hou treen hunker

i the gloamin

halloween  -

how the trees crouch

in the dusk

Yule ingle  -

poinsettia

an lowpin lowes

Christmas hearth  -

poinsettia

and leaping flames

anither blatter

stickit i the lum  

aw nicht

another storm

stuck in the chimney

all night

days o weet  

the roseir baiten

...bluid-colourt dubs

days of rain  

the rosebush beaten

...blood-coloured puddles

efter the weet

the nakit maple

...pairly keeng

after the rain

the leafless maple

...pearly king

auld baxter

oot fir a smoke  -

fite fuitprents roond the door

old baker

out for a smoke  -

white footprints round the door

we delicht i the sin-ryse,

nurse an me

...bluid sclims  the tube

we delight in the sunrise,

nurse and I

...blood climbs  the tube

zen learner

scooryin alang

...her primpit new robe

zen novice

racing along

...her stiff new robe

 Yule hansel?  -

ootleevin anither pair

o shuin's eneuch

Christmas gift?  -

outliving another pair

of shoes is enough

a tap dreeps  -

yatterin on

it the bodach

a tap drips  -

nagging on

at the old man

i the burd bath

ice moutenin

...hame-cumin tae''ts maker

in the bird bath

ice melting

...returning to its maker

the auld tod follaes the sin  

on'ts vaige

athort the gairden

the old fox follows the sun  

on its journey

across the garden

a blackie chirms

frae a cage

o nakit brainches

a blackbird sings

from a cage

of bare branches

anither burthday  -

freest hus the dykes

fite-heidit an aw

another birthday  -

frost has the hedges

white-headed as well