Document 155
Toon Junction
Author(s): Sheena Blackhall
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Blaik an birlin
Heezin an furlin
A skyte o skurries
Slidderin doon the win
A breenge o shoppers
Hashin ower the road
A bleeze o boozers
Hyterin doon the brae
A chaw o chuddies
Stukken doon like bannocks
A craik o corbies
Wallop frae howf tae howf
A skirl o schulequines
Swingin pyokes o buiks
A doonpish
Dribblin doon
The cassies croon
A stride o loons
Wi gallus sark tails
Flappin
A hackin hoast
A glob o pyochered glut
A pirn taed wifie
Hobblin hame wi eerins
An van wi ledders
Jinks aroon the neuk
A bauchle o auld yins
Shauchlin an trauchlin
Ower the crossin
A birrin o larries
Hotterin ower the tarmac
A skitter o stirlins
Jink like blaik confetti
A wheech o ambulances
Stappit fu o skaith
A dauchle o wardens
Keekin at the cars
A peelie-wallie puckle
O fite faced office deems
Clip clop on teeterin sheen
A bleep o mobiles
Clappt tae meevin lugs
Snufflin dugs
Makk puils
At wheelie bins
A trawl o taxis
Idlin doon
Back wynds
A cowpin quine
Cowks ower a
Bleepin cash pynt
A twa-fauld bodach
Neb-doon at the grun
The provost's limo
Poors itsel throw toun
A bumfle o buggie
Fu as puggies
Bummin ower the brander
A shoogle o buses
Dirdin ower lowse chukkies
A waught o doos,
Grey boaties,
Bob ower cassies
A stooshie o spurgies
Chitterin abeen the lums
A shargeret tree
Its branches showdie -
powdin
A dunt o drillers
Rivin up the road
A reeshle o papers
'Get yer Dailes here!'
A plat o dug keech
Splytered on a steen
A skoosh o orra watter
Drivin frae a dub
Bi revvin wheels
A trail o tabbies
Trampit in
The glaur
A gammie-fittit chiel
Taps wi a stick
A cairraige fu
O passengers
Sit, stottin
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