demons
inhabit minds
far more insidious
than the ones we can all see at
parties
© Rachel Green 2016
frosty morning
the drooping nasturtiums
shedding flowers
© Rachel Green 2016
Christmas shopping
Gifts for the partners
found online
My searches include 'pagan'
'weird' 'demonic' 'Satan'
© Rachel Green 2016
dog toy
bought from Wilko
my new best friend
Soulless Sheep
with blank white eyes
and constant stare
It completes me.
© Rachel Green 2016
Her desire not to write humour.
© Rachel Green 2016
Wednesday 30 November 2016
Tuesday 29 November 2016
short forms 29th November 2016
Chloe
more serious
Channeling Iain Banks
to make the novel as good as
Sally's
© Rachel Green 2016
hard frost
sunlight on frozen wires
cheerful crow
© Rachel Green 2016
Awake
a nagging headache
behind the temple
Concentration becomes difficult
writing
© Rachel Green 2016
old friend
ripped apart
with a saw
I break his arm
remodeling pose
offered gift
Transgender boy
© Rachel Green 2016
The dead eyes of Soulless Sheep
© Rachel Green 2016
more serious
Channeling Iain Banks
to make the novel as good as
Sally's
© Rachel Green 2016
hard frost
sunlight on frozen wires
cheerful crow
© Rachel Green 2016
Awake
a nagging headache
behind the temple
Concentration becomes difficult
writing
© Rachel Green 2016
old friend
ripped apart
with a saw
I break his arm
remodeling pose
offered gift
Transgender boy
© Rachel Green 2016
The dead eyes of Soulless Sheep
© Rachel Green 2016
Monday 28 November 2016
short forms 28th November 2016
one hand
held up to ward
away racist insults
Her Ukrainian mother rolls.
Gravebound.
© Rachel Green 2016
lavender flowers
bordering the path
drifts of fallen leaves
© Rachel Green 2016
Dear Larry
I loved you muchly
my deer child
You were inconvenient
so I've mounted your head
© Rachel Green 2016
new hard drive
installed and working
more space
I've still lost the work
but at least I can play games
and install programs
pretty hate machine
© Rachel Green 2016
weight loss. Slow but steady. Pleased
© Rachel Green 2016
held up to ward
away racist insults
Her Ukrainian mother rolls.
Gravebound.
© Rachel Green 2016
lavender flowers
bordering the path
drifts of fallen leaves
© Rachel Green 2016
Dear Larry
I loved you muchly
my deer child
You were inconvenient
so I've mounted your head
© Rachel Green 2016
new hard drive
installed and working
more space
I've still lost the work
but at least I can play games
and install programs
pretty hate machine
© Rachel Green 2016
weight loss. Slow but steady. Pleased
© Rachel Green 2016
Sunday 27 November 2016
short forms 27th November 2016
a ghost
embodies her
as an external Self
doing all the things she wishes
she could
© Rachel Green 2016
a crease
among the frost-burned clouds
sunlight
© Rachel Green 2016
existential guinea pig
stares into an empty food bowl
thinking of the void
Does the void stare back?
He doesn't really care.
© Rachel Green 2016
bonfire
garden tidying
clearance
the last wooden chair
dilapidated bird table
Lina's room tidying
pulling out buddleias
© Rachel Green 2016
aching wound. A rusty garden nail
© Rachel Green 2016
embodies her
as an external Self
doing all the things she wishes
she could
© Rachel Green 2016
a crease
among the frost-burned clouds
sunlight
© Rachel Green 2016
existential guinea pig
stares into an empty food bowl
thinking of the void
Does the void stare back?
He doesn't really care.
© Rachel Green 2016
bonfire
garden tidying
clearance
the last wooden chair
dilapidated bird table
Lina's room tidying
pulling out buddleias
© Rachel Green 2016
aching wound. A rusty garden nail
© Rachel Green 2016
Saturday 26 November 2016
short forms 26th November 2016
her dog
is her best friend
and never judges her
though he's really rubbish at fetch.
Dead things.
© Rachel Green 2016
thrush
on a telephone wire
three starlings
© Rachel Green 2016
Hard drive still not replaced
PC4U customer service
lacks positivity
Actually, it doesn't:
they're positive they've already had our money.
© Rachel Green 2016
loft clearance
begins anew
too many paintings
too much artwork
old and out of date
paintings and tags
clearance sale?
© Rachel Green 2016
depression preys on her self-confidence
© Rachel Green 2016
is her best friend
and never judges her
though he's really rubbish at fetch.
Dead things.
© Rachel Green 2016
thrush
on a telephone wire
three starlings
© Rachel Green 2016
Hard drive still not replaced
PC4U customer service
lacks positivity
Actually, it doesn't:
they're positive they've already had our money.
© Rachel Green 2016
loft clearance
begins anew
too many paintings
too much artwork
old and out of date
paintings and tags
clearance sale?
© Rachel Green 2016
depression preys on her self-confidence
© Rachel Green 2016
Friday 25 November 2016
short forms 25th November 2016
the dog
scavenges food
but never gains any weight.
Shame Chloe has the opposite
problem
© Rachel Green 2016
magpie
examining the leaf litter
easy pickings
© Rachel Green 2016
thanksgiving dinner
went off without a hitch
no-one took our house or land
Our American friend
offered us smallpox blankets
© Rachel Green 2016
to do list:
write more Chloe
get meds, Lu's meds
see DK's new horse
go to the gym
return hard drive
cry over lost words
© Rachel Green 2016
guinea pig. The smell of urine
© Rachel Green 2016
scavenges food
but never gains any weight.
Shame Chloe has the opposite
problem
© Rachel Green 2016
magpie
examining the leaf litter
easy pickings
© Rachel Green 2016
thanksgiving dinner
went off without a hitch
no-one took our house or land
Our American friend
offered us smallpox blankets
© Rachel Green 2016
to do list:
write more Chloe
get meds, Lu's meds
see DK's new horse
go to the gym
return hard drive
cry over lost words
© Rachel Green 2016
guinea pig. The smell of urine
© Rachel Green 2016
Thursday 24 November 2016
short forms 24th November 2016
her dog
joyful again
moving reunion
growling at a spot on the wall.
Freaky.
© Rachel Green 2016
silver birch
clutching its yellow heart leaves
evergreen Rosemary
© Rachel Green 2016
aargh
the window cleaner
unexpected visit
thankfully I have the cash
DK gave me earlier
© Rachel Green 2016
jiu-jitsu lesson 11
becomes high cardio
workout
I am paired with a Polish lad
220lbs of muscle
trained in Krav
dude! I'm fat, frumpy and fifty-three
© Rachel Green 2016
She eats a biscuit. Fat girl.
© Rachel Green 2016
joyful again
moving reunion
growling at a spot on the wall.
Freaky.
© Rachel Green 2016
silver birch
clutching its yellow heart leaves
evergreen Rosemary
© Rachel Green 2016
aargh
the window cleaner
unexpected visit
thankfully I have the cash
DK gave me earlier
© Rachel Green 2016
jiu-jitsu lesson 11
becomes high cardio
workout
I am paired with a Polish lad
220lbs of muscle
trained in Krav
dude! I'm fat, frumpy and fifty-three
© Rachel Green 2016
She eats a biscuit. Fat girl.
© Rachel Green 2016
Wednesday 23 November 2016
short forms 23rd November 2016
Gryffin
her canine friend
lost to the boating lake
and buried with all due honours.
Undead.
© Rachel Green 2016
earthworms
among the wet leaves
sweet wrappers
© Rachel Green 2016
note to self:
get your body donation
sorted pronto
You never know when death will come
swift and bloody
© Rachel Green 2016
rewriting
the Chloe story
fourth attempt
lets drop the spy rubbish
and the secret avenger shit
and the daft house ghost
and get back to Faustian pacts
© Rachel Green 2016
wearing a house hat. Cancer chic.*
© Rachel Green 2016
*No, I don't have cancer, I'm just cold.
her canine friend
lost to the boating lake
and buried with all due honours.
Undead.
© Rachel Green 2016
earthworms
among the wet leaves
sweet wrappers
© Rachel Green 2016
note to self:
get your body donation
sorted pronto
You never know when death will come
swift and bloody
© Rachel Green 2016
rewriting
the Chloe story
fourth attempt
lets drop the spy rubbish
and the secret avenger shit
and the daft house ghost
and get back to Faustian pacts
© Rachel Green 2016
wearing a house hat. Cancer chic.*
© Rachel Green 2016
*No, I don't have cancer, I'm just cold.
Tuesday 22 November 2016
short forms 22nd November 2016
Chloe
back to the house
her father has paid for
skeletal scaffolding adorns
the roof
© Rachel Green 2016
mounds of wet leaves
next to recycling bin
a pile of soggy cardboard
© Rachel Green 2016
where do novels go
when they're wiped from existence
by a failed hard drive
No matter how good I am
I can never re-create it
© Rachel Green 2016
all the exercise
my belly still hangs
below my belt
a video of me sparring
shows the behemoth fat girl
vs lithe muscular chap
I despair of myself
© Rachel Green 2016
all those words lost. She's speechless.
© Rachel Green 2016
back to the house
her father has paid for
skeletal scaffolding adorns
the roof
© Rachel Green 2016
mounds of wet leaves
next to recycling bin
a pile of soggy cardboard
© Rachel Green 2016
where do novels go
when they're wiped from existence
by a failed hard drive
No matter how good I am
I can never re-create it
© Rachel Green 2016
all the exercise
my belly still hangs
below my belt
a video of me sparring
shows the behemoth fat girl
vs lithe muscular chap
I despair of myself
© Rachel Green 2016
all those words lost. She's speechless.
© Rachel Green 2016
Monday 21 November 2016
short forms 21st November 2016
rewrite:
house skeleton
can be safely removed
(I was unsure of that subplot)
Angie.
© Rachel Green 2016
incessant rain
a blanket of wet leaves
leaden sky
© Rachel Green 2016
Last try
"freeze the hard drive"
web suggestion
Honestly, I'll try anything
watch this space
© Rachel Green 2016
disheartened:
no words written
over the weekend
I want to finish the novel
but I'm afraid I'll cry
and kill off Chloe
and dead girls love cats
© Rachel Green 2016
Depression is a state of writing
© Rachel Green 2016
house skeleton
can be safely removed
(I was unsure of that subplot)
Angie.
© Rachel Green 2016
incessant rain
a blanket of wet leaves
leaden sky
© Rachel Green 2016
Last try
"freeze the hard drive"
web suggestion
Honestly, I'll try anything
watch this space
© Rachel Green 2016
disheartened:
no words written
over the weekend
I want to finish the novel
but I'm afraid I'll cry
and kill off Chloe
and dead girls love cats
© Rachel Green 2016
Depression is a state of writing
© Rachel Green 2016
Sunday 20 November 2016
short forms 20th November 2016
nothing
can be so bad
that there is no light left
(except maybe Trump's America)
Tunnel.
© Rachel Green 2016
pouring rain
a sea of wet dead leaves
the garden
© Rachel Green 2016
despair
hard drive failure
on the new machine
No, I didn't back up my novel
90K words lost. Stupid.
© Rachel Green 2016
Chloe
idling in despair
a sudden loss of life
Angela's phone call
hysterical, being stalked
by something from her nightmares
a call for a re-write?
© Rachel Green 2016
suicide is not an option. Please.
© Rachel Green 2016
can be so bad
that there is no light left
(except maybe Trump's America)
Tunnel.
© Rachel Green 2016
pouring rain
a sea of wet dead leaves
the garden
© Rachel Green 2016
despair
hard drive failure
on the new machine
No, I didn't back up my novel
90K words lost. Stupid.
© Rachel Green 2016
Chloe
idling in despair
a sudden loss of life
Angela's phone call
hysterical, being stalked
by something from her nightmares
a call for a re-write?
© Rachel Green 2016
suicide is not an option. Please.
© Rachel Green 2016
Friday 18 November 2016
short forms 18th November 2016
small boy
staring at her
hasn't he ever seen a girl
soaking in a hot bubble bath?
seems not.
© Rachel Green 2016
small girl
fights her way toward school
wind-blown leaves and rain
© Rachel Green 2016
attacks from mount
mostly chokes and armbars
double attack from S mount
Sparring afterward
I must keep my hands in.
© Rachel Green 2016
morning wake-up
the van driver
come to collect the bed
loft access required
half a ton of pine
for a solid wood frame
My wedding gift to DK and Lu
© Rachel Green 2016
She breaks her own rule. Hat.
© Rachel Green 2016
staring at her
hasn't he ever seen a girl
soaking in a hot bubble bath?
seems not.
© Rachel Green 2016
small girl
fights her way toward school
wind-blown leaves and rain
© Rachel Green 2016
attacks from mount
mostly chokes and armbars
double attack from S mount
Sparring afterward
I must keep my hands in.
© Rachel Green 2016
morning wake-up
the van driver
come to collect the bed
loft access required
half a ton of pine
for a solid wood frame
My wedding gift to DK and Lu
© Rachel Green 2016
She breaks her own rule. Hat.
© Rachel Green 2016
Thursday 17 November 2016
short forms 17th November 2016
her crush
offers a chip
and a smile like the sun
while her aunt is less than willing
to help
© Rachel Green 2016
yesterday's wind
the front garden full of leaves
roadside trees
© Rachel Green 2016
the hedging chaps
do a fantastic job
but only one side
"a breakdown in communication"
makes me look naive and foolish
© Rachel Green 2016
monthly fees
due for jiu-jitsu
slight panic
I'm already overdrawn
before I pay them
I can't do without.
no source of income
© Rachel Green 2016
she considers crowdfunding her next novel
© Rachel Green 2016
offers a chip
and a smile like the sun
while her aunt is less than willing
to help
© Rachel Green 2016
yesterday's wind
the front garden full of leaves
roadside trees
© Rachel Green 2016
the hedging chaps
do a fantastic job
but only one side
"a breakdown in communication"
makes me look naive and foolish
© Rachel Green 2016
monthly fees
due for jiu-jitsu
slight panic
I'm already overdrawn
before I pay them
I can't do without.
no source of income
© Rachel Green 2016
she considers crowdfunding her next novel
© Rachel Green 2016
Wednesday 16 November 2016
short forms 16th November 2016
driving
with her aunty
to feed an old man's dog
jealous when she sees his set-up
PC
© Rachel Green 2016
fierce wind
the dog declines to walk
wet leaves
© Rachel Green 2016
broken roof
the smoking shelter lifts
in the wind
I lob some brick on it
and hope for the best
© Rachel Green 2016
long dream
about a maths exam
I can't finish
I know I've failed
when I don't even complete half
and lose my notes
text too small to read
© Rachel Green 2016
blustery day. Finding comfort in toast.
© Rachel Green 2016
with her aunty
to feed an old man's dog
jealous when she sees his set-up
PC
© Rachel Green 2016
fierce wind
the dog declines to walk
wet leaves
© Rachel Green 2016
broken roof
the smoking shelter lifts
in the wind
I lob some brick on it
and hope for the best
© Rachel Green 2016
long dream
about a maths exam
I can't finish
I know I've failed
when I don't even complete half
and lose my notes
text too small to read
© Rachel Green 2016
blustery day. Finding comfort in toast.
© Rachel Green 2016
Tuesday 15 November 2016
short forms 15th November 2016
altered
Aunty Yana
as a source of witchcraft
Inherited psychoses are
the norm
© Rachel Green 2016
arum italicum
a bright spot of garden orange
sweet wrappers
© Rachel Green 2016
stray eyebrow hairs
long, grey and wiry
sticking out perpendicular
unable to locate tweezers
I utilise pliers
© Rachel Green 2016
denuding the garden
I freecycle the water irises,
some potted plants
A gentleman from Nottingham
very pleased with them all
building his first pond
Stone sink sold to man with ducks
© Rachel Green 2016
Unexpected pain. That finger never healed.
© Rachel Green 2016
Aunty Yana
as a source of witchcraft
Inherited psychoses are
the norm
© Rachel Green 2016
arum italicum
a bright spot of garden orange
sweet wrappers
© Rachel Green 2016
stray eyebrow hairs
long, grey and wiry
sticking out perpendicular
unable to locate tweezers
I utilise pliers
© Rachel Green 2016
denuding the garden
I freecycle the water irises,
some potted plants
A gentleman from Nottingham
very pleased with them all
building his first pond
Stone sink sold to man with ducks
© Rachel Green 2016
Unexpected pain. That finger never healed.
© Rachel Green 2016
Monday 14 November 2016
short forms 14th November 2016
discharged
with conditions
psychologist report
on a week-by-week basis for
six months
© Rachel Green 2016
raindrops
from the hands of mannequins
falling leaves
© Rachel Green 2016
selling England
one piece at a time
on Gumtree
Free mannequins, free plants
come, take them away
© Rachel Green 2016
kennel cough
sweeps through the house
First Jack, now Trickster
She coughs all night
waking Lu and me up
dry heaving
Amos pinches her bed
© Rachel Green 2016
another two pounds lost. Iron will.
© Rachel Green 2016
with conditions
psychologist report
on a week-by-week basis for
six months
© Rachel Green 2016
raindrops
from the hands of mannequins
falling leaves
© Rachel Green 2016
selling England
one piece at a time
on Gumtree
Free mannequins, free plants
come, take them away
© Rachel Green 2016
kennel cough
sweeps through the house
First Jack, now Trickster
She coughs all night
waking Lu and me up
dry heaving
Amos pinches her bed
© Rachel Green 2016
another two pounds lost. Iron will.
© Rachel Green 2016
Sunday 13 November 2016
short forms 13th November 2016
specters
on her radar
or is she now on theirs?
She represents a doorway to
living
© Rachel Green 2016
yellow streetlight
vanishes in the night fog
urban fox
© Rachel Green 2016
damaged skin
on the base of my toes
bleach rot?
I can only think
it's dojo related
© Rachel Green 2016
yesterday's task
to fix the washing machine
flooded kitchen
several hours
and a broken part
it starts working again
four quid in the filter
© Rachel Green 2016
losing weight slowly. Her resolute diet.
© Rachel Green 2016
on her radar
or is she now on theirs?
She represents a doorway to
living
© Rachel Green 2016
yellow streetlight
vanishes in the night fog
urban fox
© Rachel Green 2016
damaged skin
on the base of my toes
bleach rot?
I can only think
it's dojo related
© Rachel Green 2016
yesterday's task
to fix the washing machine
flooded kitchen
several hours
and a broken part
it starts working again
four quid in the filter
© Rachel Green 2016
losing weight slowly. Her resolute diet.
© Rachel Green 2016
Saturday 12 November 2016
short forms 12th November 2016
long talk
with the doctor
child psychologist
turns out to be some random bloke.
Charming.
© Rachel Green 2016
mannequins
forlorn under the rain
dead leaves
© Rachel Green 2016
story line
beginning to pick up
30K to introduce character
Now the protagonist
descends into madness
© Rachel Green 2016
poorly dog
we discuss his kennel cough
with the local vet
there's nothing they can do
but offer some steroids
if he gets a lot worse
honey and coconut oil
© Rachel Green 2016
She should have called herself 'Clint'
© Rachel Green 2016
with the doctor
child psychologist
turns out to be some random bloke.
Charming.
© Rachel Green 2016
mannequins
forlorn under the rain
dead leaves
© Rachel Green 2016
story line
beginning to pick up
30K to introduce character
Now the protagonist
descends into madness
© Rachel Green 2016
poorly dog
we discuss his kennel cough
with the local vet
there's nothing they can do
but offer some steroids
if he gets a lot worse
honey and coconut oil
© Rachel Green 2016
She should have called herself 'Clint'
© Rachel Green 2016
Friday 11 November 2016
short forms 11th November 2016
her Aunt
knows quite a lot
about seeing the world
without the glamour induced by
angels
© Rachel Green 2016
Welsh poppies
blooming through fallen leaves
bread bags and chip wrappers
© Rachel Green 2016
wasted time
chatting with Luisa
over breakfast
a run of ideas for businesses
and second-income streams
© Rachel Green 2016
triangle choke
switched to omoplata
belly down armlock
calmness
becomes everything
a sea of tranquility.
let the fear flow through you
© Rachel Green 2016
he advises fudÅshin. Letting anger go.
© Rachel Green 2016
knows quite a lot
about seeing the world
without the glamour induced by
angels
© Rachel Green 2016
Welsh poppies
blooming through fallen leaves
bread bags and chip wrappers
© Rachel Green 2016
wasted time
chatting with Luisa
over breakfast
a run of ideas for businesses
and second-income streams
© Rachel Green 2016
triangle choke
switched to omoplata
belly down armlock
calmness
becomes everything
a sea of tranquility.
let the fear flow through you
© Rachel Green 2016
he advises fudÅshin. Letting anger go.
© Rachel Green 2016
Thursday 10 November 2016
short forms 10th November 2016
Night staff
can be friendly
when there's nothing better
a long chat about hopelessness
with ghosts
© Rachel Green 2016
yellow hearts
beginning to fall
birch tree love
© Rachel Green 2016
there's been a boom
in the sales of vinyl records
I got rid of all mine.
YouTube streaming
Pink Floyd compilations
© Rachel Green 2016
group jiujitsu
we go through lesson ten
"managing conflict"
"What's the problem?" I ask
my training partner feigns anger:
"You are the problem,"
"Oh, baby," I reply. "I'm the solution."
© Rachel Green 2016
Full length mirror. She's enormously fat.
© Rachel Green 2016
can be friendly
when there's nothing better
a long chat about hopelessness
with ghosts
© Rachel Green 2016
yellow hearts
beginning to fall
birch tree love
© Rachel Green 2016
there's been a boom
in the sales of vinyl records
I got rid of all mine.
YouTube streaming
Pink Floyd compilations
© Rachel Green 2016
group jiujitsu
we go through lesson ten
"managing conflict"
"What's the problem?" I ask
my training partner feigns anger:
"You are the problem,"
"Oh, baby," I reply. "I'm the solution."
© Rachel Green 2016
Full length mirror. She's enormously fat.
© Rachel Green 2016
Wednesday 9 November 2016
short forms 9th November 2016
welcome
to the machine
Chloe's vision of Hell
unfolding on the news channel.
Hatred.
© Rachel Green 2016
despite the frost
nasturtiams still flowering
weighed by wet leaves
© Rachel Green 2016
a sad day
not just for America
but for the world
I think it's cold now
I dread the nuclear winter
© Rachel Green 2016
moving the bikes
one to the repair shop
the other off the road
DK's won't start
I push it across the road
and up over the kerb
I'd forgotten how heavy that bugger was
© Rachel Green 2016
five kilometers rowed. Twenty-three minutes.
© Rachel Green 2016
to the machine
Chloe's vision of Hell
unfolding on the news channel.
Hatred.
© Rachel Green 2016
despite the frost
nasturtiams still flowering
weighed by wet leaves
© Rachel Green 2016
a sad day
not just for America
but for the world
I think it's cold now
I dread the nuclear winter
© Rachel Green 2016
moving the bikes
one to the repair shop
the other off the road
DK's won't start
I push it across the road
and up over the kerb
I'd forgotten how heavy that bugger was
© Rachel Green 2016
five kilometers rowed. Twenty-three minutes.
© Rachel Green 2016
Tuesday 8 November 2016
short forms 8th November 2016
his fear
an MRI
hospital appointment
an aneurysm in his brain
goes pop
© Rachel Green 2016
autumnal chill
a pocketful of toadstools
crow's chatter
© Rachel Green 2016
despite the bad press
and accusations of whitewashing
I enjoyed 'Doctor Strange'
If 'The Ancient One' had been a Tibetan monk
wouldn't it also have been racial stereotyping?
© Rachel Green 2016
veering into the unknown
Chloe's fascination with cloud programming
impinges on chaos theory
seeing spirits in the water
and the ghost of a long-dead girl
in her bedroom
her bff, unexpectedly killed
© Rachel Green 2016
hunger: the enemy of dieting. Water?
© Rachel Green 2016
an MRI
hospital appointment
an aneurysm in his brain
goes pop
© Rachel Green 2016
autumnal chill
a pocketful of toadstools
crow's chatter
© Rachel Green 2016
despite the bad press
and accusations of whitewashing
I enjoyed 'Doctor Strange'
If 'The Ancient One' had been a Tibetan monk
wouldn't it also have been racial stereotyping?
© Rachel Green 2016
veering into the unknown
Chloe's fascination with cloud programming
impinges on chaos theory
seeing spirits in the water
and the ghost of a long-dead girl
in her bedroom
her bff, unexpectedly killed
© Rachel Green 2016
hunger: the enemy of dieting. Water?
© Rachel Green 2016
Monday 7 November 2016
short forms 7th November 2016
chloe book
builds some tension
when her best friend steals
from Harold Waterman's bookshop.
Terror.
© Rachel Green 2016
front garden
suddenly full of leaves
compost bin
© Rachel Green 2016
Monday scales
despite my laziness
a pound lost
Honestly, I'll take good news
however minimal
© Rachel Green 2016
discussion
about the back garden
"destroy everything"
twelve years work
to be reduced to bare grass
no more flowers
I can live with this.
© Rachel Green 2016
a week passes. She wonders if...
© Rachel Green 2016
builds some tension
when her best friend steals
from Harold Waterman's bookshop.
Terror.
© Rachel Green 2016
front garden
suddenly full of leaves
compost bin
© Rachel Green 2016
Monday scales
despite my laziness
a pound lost
Honestly, I'll take good news
however minimal
© Rachel Green 2016
discussion
about the back garden
"destroy everything"
twelve years work
to be reduced to bare grass
no more flowers
I can live with this.
© Rachel Green 2016
a week passes. She wonders if...
© Rachel Green 2016
Sunday 6 November 2016
short forms 6th November 2016
a need
to re-write yesterday.
I don't like the way I wrote
Angela as a bit dozy.
Smart girl.
© Rachel Green 2016
starry night
thousands worth of fireworks
burn-a-Catholic day
© Rachel Green 2016
morning jiu-jitsu
so enjoyable
I wish there was more
Still, at least I'm writing a bit
that Chloe story
© Rachel Green 2016
morning vexation
trying to turn the alarm off
phone failure
when I finally manage
I hear someone in the bathroom
so I stay in bed
twenty minutes of dozing
© Rachel Green 2016
aching neck. Bad jiu-jitsu fall
© Rachel Green 2016
to re-write yesterday.
I don't like the way I wrote
Angela as a bit dozy.
Smart girl.
© Rachel Green 2016
starry night
thousands worth of fireworks
burn-a-Catholic day
© Rachel Green 2016
morning jiu-jitsu
so enjoyable
I wish there was more
Still, at least I'm writing a bit
that Chloe story
© Rachel Green 2016
morning vexation
trying to turn the alarm off
phone failure
when I finally manage
I hear someone in the bathroom
so I stay in bed
twenty minutes of dozing
© Rachel Green 2016
aching neck. Bad jiu-jitsu fall
© Rachel Green 2016
Saturday 5 November 2016
short forms 5th November 2016
bullies
make her head bleed
a missed registration
leads to a phone call from her dad.
Trouble.
© Rachel Green 2016
windy morning
the front garden full of trash
and autumn leaves
© Rachel Green 2016
Composting
seems a fitting end
for a beloved pet
but when I recover the soil
why can't I find the bones?
© Rachel Green 2016
the dog
whines at the guinea pig
(disgusting creature)
I can't trust her
not to hurt him
(she's a ratter, you know)
It ignores her
© Rachel Green 2016
Disappointment. My morning banana remains unripe.
© Rachel Green 2016
make her head bleed
a missed registration
leads to a phone call from her dad.
Trouble.
© Rachel Green 2016
windy morning
the front garden full of trash
and autumn leaves
© Rachel Green 2016
Composting
seems a fitting end
for a beloved pet
but when I recover the soil
why can't I find the bones?
© Rachel Green 2016
the dog
whines at the guinea pig
(disgusting creature)
I can't trust her
not to hurt him
(she's a ratter, you know)
It ignores her
© Rachel Green 2016
Disappointment. My morning banana remains unripe.
© Rachel Green 2016
Friday 4 November 2016
short forms 4th November 2016
bullied
she plays truant
a trot through the byways
to the new and antiquated
bookshop
© Rachel Green 2016
beads of rain
on hydrophobic nasturtium leaves
yellow mottling
© Rachel Green 2016
fixing
a series of fault lines
the Chloe novel
will I finally manage to complete
the teenager's story arc?
© Rachel Green 2016
Attacks from mount
several lessons worth
include mounted triangle
In sparring
I try for an omoplata
fail the technique
shaky muscle memory
© Rachel Green 2016
Honour: As if Mum was watching.
© Rachel Green 2016
she plays truant
a trot through the byways
to the new and antiquated
bookshop
© Rachel Green 2016
beads of rain
on hydrophobic nasturtium leaves
yellow mottling
© Rachel Green 2016
fixing
a series of fault lines
the Chloe novel
will I finally manage to complete
the teenager's story arc?
© Rachel Green 2016
Attacks from mount
several lessons worth
include mounted triangle
In sparring
I try for an omoplata
fail the technique
shaky muscle memory
© Rachel Green 2016
Honour: As if Mum was watching.
© Rachel Green 2016
Thursday 3 November 2016
short forms 3rd November 2016
Chloe
her old habits
are hard to kick away
a fondness for chocolate bars
and theft
© Rachel Green 2016
sharp cold turn
joining the morning traffic
with the heater on
© Rachel Green 2016
Amazon purchase
new feeding bottle
for the guinea pig
Did I mention he's moved in with me
rodent roommate
© Rachel Green 2016
dead guinea pig
leaves the remaining one
all alone
Worried about the cold
I offer to look after it
Cue purchase of large cage
My room shifted round
© Rachel Green 2016
nothing done. Thankfully, jiu-jitsu later today
© Rachel Green 2016
her old habits
are hard to kick away
a fondness for chocolate bars
and theft
© Rachel Green 2016
sharp cold turn
joining the morning traffic
with the heater on
© Rachel Green 2016
Amazon purchase
new feeding bottle
for the guinea pig
Did I mention he's moved in with me
rodent roommate
© Rachel Green 2016
dead guinea pig
leaves the remaining one
all alone
Worried about the cold
I offer to look after it
Cue purchase of large cage
My room shifted round
© Rachel Green 2016
nothing done. Thankfully, jiu-jitsu later today
© Rachel Green 2016
Wednesday 2 November 2016
short forms 2nd November 2016
weak tea
at the cafe
some museum musings
a boating lake tragedy is
old news
© Rachel Green 2016
a blast of sunshine
through the silver birch
yellow leaves
© Rachel Green 2016
wanted: ESO players
to form a dungeon guild
so I can play socially
I really enjoyed that one evening
of social interaction
© Rachel Green 2016
two thousand words
but nothing really happened
Chloe steps in vomit
arguments with her friend
about social networks
taking the heat
accidental drowning
© Rachel Green 2016
panicking about writing. Can she? Still?
© Rachel Green 2016
at the cafe
some museum musings
a boating lake tragedy is
old news
© Rachel Green 2016
a blast of sunshine
through the silver birch
yellow leaves
© Rachel Green 2016
wanted: ESO players
to form a dungeon guild
so I can play socially
I really enjoyed that one evening
of social interaction
© Rachel Green 2016
two thousand words
but nothing really happened
Chloe steps in vomit
arguments with her friend
about social networks
taking the heat
accidental drowning
© Rachel Green 2016
panicking about writing. Can she? Still?
© Rachel Green 2016
Tuesday 1 November 2016
Short forms 1st November 2016
a stain
on the ceiling
of the master bedroom
leads to speculation about
hauntings
© Rachel Green 2016
morning rain
last nights decorations
bedraggled ghosts
© Rachel Green 2016
Lazy Cow
Bored Panda eats my time
funny stories
I can't seen to get started today
NaNo procrastination
© Rachel Green 2016
product review
expensive dog food
goes down very well
All three dogs love it
even the old fellow
asks for a second serving
Free Range Chicken Food
© Rachel Green 2016
Hallowe'en sweets left over. Don't touch.
© Rachel Green 2016
on the ceiling
of the master bedroom
leads to speculation about
hauntings
© Rachel Green 2016
morning rain
last nights decorations
bedraggled ghosts
© Rachel Green 2016
Lazy Cow
Bored Panda eats my time
funny stories
I can't seen to get started today
NaNo procrastination
© Rachel Green 2016
product review
expensive dog food
goes down very well
All three dogs love it
even the old fellow
asks for a second serving
Free Range Chicken Food
© Rachel Green 2016
Hallowe'en sweets left over. Don't touch.
© Rachel Green 2016
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