Full pothole
on a dry road –
splash!
*
Leaf fall –
spiders bursting
from the web
*
Bumbling
along behind glass –
first bee of spring
– James Roderick Burns
James Roderick Burns is the author of three short-form collections, most recently ‘The Worksongs of the Worms’ (2018). He lives in Edinburgh. Further information can be found at jamesroderickburns.com.