Wednesday 3 August 2016

short forms 3rd August 2016

stepping
across the gap
new heating and floorboards.
She can see the room below her.
Mom's room.


© Rachel Green 2016

three swifts
against a bank of cloud
silver birch


© Rachel Green 2016

dismay
when the window cleaner turns up
barking dogs
My last £5
and no milk in the house


© Rachel Green 2016

unsettling
a series of palpitations
leaves me breathless

I sleep for a hour
hoping it will settle
on its own

waiting on a heart scan


© Rachel Green 2016

cereal for breakfast. And lunch. Dinner.

© Rachel Green 2016

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