Chloe
becoming me
in varying degrees
write what you know, they said.
Do I?
© Rachel Green 2016
flapping thrush
on a rainy morning
streaks of clean
© Rachel Green 2016
UFC 307
Rousey lasts 48 seconds
gets three million
Honestly? I'd get knocked out
for three hundred.
© Rachel Green 2016
selfie project
still going after two years
compiled
some problem with the software
causes extensive delay
choker cropping and rotation
sorted by Movie Maker
© Rachel Green 2016
Final walk of 2016. dog's excitement.
© Rachel Green 2016
Saturday 31 December 2016
Friday 30 December 2016
Poem 2016 / 108
Corgi's Dad
He cuts a dapper figure
against the
frost-pocked pavement
amidst the gay detritus
of post-Christmas
dustbin collection
(We're allowed to leave
an extra bag
of 'festive waste' next
to the bin.)
Two dogs on leads, an
old corgi
moving slow as a
Brussels sprout on a child's fork
and a feisty Parson's
terrier, full of the joy
of Christmas morning,
even though it's
Wednesday already
and time for the
end-of-year best-ofs on the telly.
His polished brogues
cut a swathe
through newly minted
ice crystals,
his stick a polished
meter of time-hewn yew.
A fifties Mackintosh
over a tweed three-piece
collar and tie,
naturally,
though as a nod to the
new century
he walks without a hat,
the polished gleam of
his pate
blinding in the early
sun.
He greets the old lady
at sixty-eight,
nods to the goddess
from seventy,
who looks younger now
than she did twelve years ago,
moves with the opposite
of haste
a widdershins
circumambulation
of a litter-strewn the
street.
short forms 30th December 2016
a form
try to pin down
Chloes revised timeline
the idea of time loop
with mum
© Rachel Green 2016
a flurry of black
fades into the deep mist
passing crow
© Rachel Green 2016
rules changes
make judo more appealing
to viewers
a step away from self defence
towards a spectator sport
© Rachel Green 2016
Samwise Bartholomew Trumperton
an orange guinea pig
with flattened hairstyle
also a nod to the brilliance
of a short lived Youtube show
Salad Fingers
my kind of humour
© Rachel Green 2016
A week of bad eating. Overweight.
© Rachel Green 2016
try to pin down
Chloes revised timeline
the idea of time loop
with mum
© Rachel Green 2016
a flurry of black
fades into the deep mist
passing crow
© Rachel Green 2016
rules changes
make judo more appealing
to viewers
a step away from self defence
towards a spectator sport
© Rachel Green 2016
Samwise Bartholomew Trumperton
an orange guinea pig
with flattened hairstyle
also a nod to the brilliance
of a short lived Youtube show
Salad Fingers
my kind of humour
© Rachel Green 2016
A week of bad eating. Overweight.
© Rachel Green 2016
Thursday 29 December 2016
short forms December 29th 2016
her mum
disappeared
just after her birthday
raised by her father to give back.
Old Gods.
© Rachel Green 2016
contrail
against the blue, blue
frosted grass
© Rachel Green 2016
long dream
about familial love
after a coma
They build me a cottage
with white padded walls
© Rachel Green 2016
festive fire
to burn all the rubbish
left over from Christmas
cardboard boxes
and gay wrapping paper
the old closet door
Aunt Madge's Republican Bible
© Rachel Green 2016
She doesn't like the tee shirt.
© Rachel Green 2016
disappeared
just after her birthday
raised by her father to give back.
Old Gods.
© Rachel Green 2016
contrail
against the blue, blue
frosted grass
© Rachel Green 2016
long dream
about familial love
after a coma
They build me a cottage
with white padded walls
© Rachel Green 2016
festive fire
to burn all the rubbish
left over from Christmas
cardboard boxes
and gay wrapping paper
the old closet door
Aunt Madge's Republican Bible
© Rachel Green 2016
She doesn't like the tee shirt.
© Rachel Green 2016
Wednesday 28 December 2016
short forms 28th December 2016
mourning
her suicide
the body was never found
Now he's lost his daughter and her
mother
© Rachel Green 2016
frosty morning
even Chesterfield becomes pretty
proto clouds
© Rachel Green 2016
greenhouse plans
turn the unroofed folly
into a polytunnel
achievable in both skill
and cost effectiveness
© Rachel Green 2016
Christmas chaos
dies slowly down
tidying to do
My massive pile of shoes
cluttering the study floor
shoe organiser ordered
Anyone want some books?
© Rachel Green 2016
Her library of Christian Bigotry, redundant
© Rachel Green 2016
her suicide
the body was never found
Now he's lost his daughter and her
mother
© Rachel Green 2016
frosty morning
even Chesterfield becomes pretty
proto clouds
© Rachel Green 2016
greenhouse plans
turn the unroofed folly
into a polytunnel
achievable in both skill
and cost effectiveness
© Rachel Green 2016
Christmas chaos
dies slowly down
tidying to do
My massive pile of shoes
cluttering the study floor
shoe organiser ordered
Anyone want some books?
© Rachel Green 2016
Her library of Christian Bigotry, redundant
© Rachel Green 2016
Tuesday 27 December 2016
short forms 27th December 2016
deal
for happiness
fifteen years of her life
that he promises she won't miss
car crash
© Rachel Green 2016
windy day
the garden full of
Christmas wrapping
© Rachel Green 2016
what does one do
with a ripped kimono
unmendable
It seems disloyal to burn
perhaps I'll compost
© Rachel Green 2016
too much junk food
leaves me bloated
no will power, see
perhaps I'll be better
when the New Year comes
and I'm poorer still
Farewell, old girl
© Rachel Green 2016
Child's drawing. Fat with a penis.
© Rachel Green 2016
for happiness
fifteen years of her life
that he promises she won't miss
car crash
© Rachel Green 2016
windy day
the garden full of
Christmas wrapping
© Rachel Green 2016
what does one do
with a ripped kimono
unmendable
It seems disloyal to burn
perhaps I'll compost
© Rachel Green 2016
too much junk food
leaves me bloated
no will power, see
perhaps I'll be better
when the New Year comes
and I'm poorer still
Farewell, old girl
© Rachel Green 2016
Child's drawing. Fat with a penis.
© Rachel Green 2016
Monday 26 December 2016
short forms 26th December 2016
voices
written women
a mother, a teen girl
and the desires of demons.
Time shift
© Rachel Green 2016
motorbike
wrapped up for winter
obscured by leaves
© Rachel Green 2016
Matlock Bath
traditional raft race
followed by chips
a veritable tableaux
woollen scarves and dogs
© Rachel Green 2016
her baby
offered to the gods
lost in the river
a mother
leaves hearth and home
ashamed of choices
cyclic desire
© Rachel Green 2016
fifteen years off the end of days
© Rachel Green 2016
written women
a mother, a teen girl
and the desires of demons.
Time shift
© Rachel Green 2016
motorbike
wrapped up for winter
obscured by leaves
© Rachel Green 2016
Matlock Bath
traditional raft race
followed by chips
a veritable tableaux
woollen scarves and dogs
© Rachel Green 2016
her baby
offered to the gods
lost in the river
a mother
leaves hearth and home
ashamed of choices
cyclic desire
© Rachel Green 2016
fifteen years off the end of days
© Rachel Green 2016
Sunday 25 December 2016
short forms 25th December 2016
Christmas
in the Good house
a time of family
and recriminations for past
misdeeds
© Rachel Green 2016
high winds
the garden full of dead leaves
again
© Rachel Green 2016
Christmas
a delay in poetry
during gift time
The dogs fret about walking
where's our mom?
© Rachel Green 2016
crowded house
I make friends with a child
and soften a little
a new kimono
to replace the torn and battered
Chesterfield jiu-jitsu
new year, new writing regime?
© Rachel Green 2016
Missing the friends I've never met.
© Rachel Green 2016
in the Good house
a time of family
and recriminations for past
misdeeds
© Rachel Green 2016
high winds
the garden full of dead leaves
again
© Rachel Green 2016
Christmas
a delay in poetry
during gift time
The dogs fret about walking
where's our mom?
© Rachel Green 2016
crowded house
I make friends with a child
and soften a little
a new kimono
to replace the torn and battered
Chesterfield jiu-jitsu
new year, new writing regime?
© Rachel Green 2016
Missing the friends I've never met.
© Rachel Green 2016
Saturday 24 December 2016
short forms 24th December 2016
het sex
still a turn-on
for a declared gay girl
an eruption of violence.
Think again
© Rachel Green 2016
single toadstool
on impossibly fragile stalk
battered by rain
© Rachel Green 2016
cracked nose
on the rear door of the car
instant KO
Two days later
pass the aspirin
© Rachel Green 2016
dog paws
turned to the sky
peaceful dreaming
gentle huffs
as three chests rise and fall
the scent of cheesy wotsits
a little piece of Heaven
© Rachel Green 2016
Streaming nose. Not another cold, please.
© Rachel Green 2016
still a turn-on
for a declared gay girl
an eruption of violence.
Think again
© Rachel Green 2016
single toadstool
on impossibly fragile stalk
battered by rain
© Rachel Green 2016
cracked nose
on the rear door of the car
instant KO
Two days later
pass the aspirin
© Rachel Green 2016
dog paws
turned to the sky
peaceful dreaming
gentle huffs
as three chests rise and fall
the scent of cheesy wotsits
a little piece of Heaven
© Rachel Green 2016
Streaming nose. Not another cold, please.
© Rachel Green 2016
Friday 23 December 2016
short forms 23rd December 2016
plot points
arranged on cards
shuffled into timeline
rearranged to make a statement
happy?
© Rachel Green 2016
sycamore leaf
blowing past the window
festive paper
© Rachel Green 2016
she collects
her own used cotton buds
traces of earwax
a scientific study of amount
and colour based on diet
© Rachel Green 2016
jiu-jitsu techniques
demonstrated at speed
with significant force
much hilarity and out-takes
(I'm a rubbish actor)
he gets enough footage
badass Rachel
© Rachel Green 2016
stencils make excellent cards. Especially rearranged
© Rachel Green 2016
arranged on cards
shuffled into timeline
rearranged to make a statement
happy?
© Rachel Green 2016
sycamore leaf
blowing past the window
festive paper
© Rachel Green 2016
she collects
her own used cotton buds
traces of earwax
a scientific study of amount
and colour based on diet
© Rachel Green 2016
jiu-jitsu techniques
demonstrated at speed
with significant force
much hilarity and out-takes
(I'm a rubbish actor)
he gets enough footage
badass Rachel
© Rachel Green 2016
stencils make excellent cards. Especially rearranged
© Rachel Green 2016
Thursday 22 December 2016
short forms 23rd December 2016
tired
of excuses
for not getting it planned out
I purchase Scrivener
and try
© Rachel Green 2016
winter morning
the remains of a fire
blackened beams
© Rachel Green 2016
fun day out
DK and Lu with the grandkids
and two cars
visiting the National Space Centre
(but I'll stay at home, thanks)
© Rachel Green 2016
flashing lights
leave much to be desired
neighbour's house
apparently
watching them flicker
reduces dementia
I stare for hours, unblinking
© Rachel Green 2016
last jiu-jitsu lesson of the year.
© Rachel Green 2016
of excuses
for not getting it planned out
I purchase Scrivener
and try
© Rachel Green 2016
winter morning
the remains of a fire
blackened beams
© Rachel Green 2016
fun day out
DK and Lu with the grandkids
and two cars
visiting the National Space Centre
(but I'll stay at home, thanks)
© Rachel Green 2016
flashing lights
leave much to be desired
neighbour's house
apparently
watching them flicker
reduces dementia
I stare for hours, unblinking
© Rachel Green 2016
last jiu-jitsu lesson of the year.
© Rachel Green 2016
Wednesday 21 December 2016
short forms 21st December 2016
old flame
tempts her once more
the promise of a flesh cock
when she's used to hard silicone .
Faithless.
© Rachel Green 2016
solstice morning
the glimmer of light
behind a curtain
© Rachel Green 2016
her belt
went missing months ago
turns up
The back of the bathroom door
was empty before, I swear
© Rachel Green 2016
I liked "Write It Now"
as a program but losing my work
made me program-shy
No there's an offer for Scrivener
if I can raise the forty quid
Will it help my writing?
Will I ever be a good writer?
© Rachel Green 2016
Rhetorical questions? Her answer's always 'no.'
© Rachel Green 2016
tempts her once more
the promise of a flesh cock
when she's used to hard silicone .
Faithless.
© Rachel Green 2016
solstice morning
the glimmer of light
behind a curtain
© Rachel Green 2016
her belt
went missing months ago
turns up
The back of the bathroom door
was empty before, I swear
© Rachel Green 2016
I liked "Write It Now"
as a program but losing my work
made me program-shy
No there's an offer for Scrivener
if I can raise the forty quid
Will it help my writing?
Will I ever be a good writer?
© Rachel Green 2016
Rhetorical questions? Her answer's always 'no.'
© Rachel Green 2016
Tuesday 20 December 2016
short forms 20th December 2016
Chloe
has stalled again
while I form new plot points.
I resisted carding the tale
'til now
© Rachel Green 2016
electrical discards
await the bin collection
interested crows
© Rachel Green 2016
tinsel
on a bare birch
in the rain
the holiday season interrupts
my jiu-jitsu training
© Rachel Green 2016
new shoes
from a visitor
to the house
she was discarding a load
and two pairs fit me
somewhat unusual
Thanks, Becky
© Rachel Green 2016
Please be nice to me. Thanks.
© Rachel Green 2016
has stalled again
while I form new plot points.
I resisted carding the tale
'til now
© Rachel Green 2016
electrical discards
await the bin collection
interested crows
© Rachel Green 2016
tinsel
on a bare birch
in the rain
the holiday season interrupts
my jiu-jitsu training
© Rachel Green 2016
new shoes
from a visitor
to the house
she was discarding a load
and two pairs fit me
somewhat unusual
Thanks, Becky
© Rachel Green 2016
Please be nice to me. Thanks.
© Rachel Green 2016
Monday 19 December 2016
short forms 19th December 2016
"uncle"
ten years older
dad's sister's widower
she reminds him of his late wife
her aunt
© Rachel Green 2016
dead pigeon
in the cemetery bin
discarded cedar tree
© Rachel Green 2016
Mr Trump
(an orange guinea pig with stupid hair)
teaches himself to beg
for pieces of carrot
or has he taught me to offer them?
© Rachel Green 2016
a thousand pages
too long for a novel
cut it down
Best to cut eighty percent
to leave it a shade under
two hundred
that's eight words in ten
© Rachel Green 2016
Edits. Killing darlings loses the intimacy.
© Rachel Green 2016
ten years older
dad's sister's widower
she reminds him of his late wife
her aunt
© Rachel Green 2016
dead pigeon
in the cemetery bin
discarded cedar tree
© Rachel Green 2016
Mr Trump
(an orange guinea pig with stupid hair)
teaches himself to beg
for pieces of carrot
or has he taught me to offer them?
© Rachel Green 2016
a thousand pages
too long for a novel
cut it down
Best to cut eighty percent
to leave it a shade under
two hundred
that's eight words in ten
© Rachel Green 2016
Edits. Killing darlings loses the intimacy.
© Rachel Green 2016
Sunday 18 December 2016
short forms 18th December 2016
Chloe
is evolving
I have to make some cards
to keep track of the characters
hate crimes
© Rachel Green 2016
cirrus clouds
against the pale, pale blue
black wings
© Rachel Green 2016
house full
people can be a bit loud
in large quantities
Easier to digest
when in smaller chunks
© Rachel Green 2016
birthday meals
best avoided
at this time of year
note to self:
make a bit of an effort
buy birthday wrapping
wish them well from afar
© Rachel Green 2016
over-eating and bonfire smoke. headache.
© Rachel Green 2016
is evolving
I have to make some cards
to keep track of the characters
hate crimes
© Rachel Green 2016
cirrus clouds
against the pale, pale blue
black wings
© Rachel Green 2016
house full
people can be a bit loud
in large quantities
Easier to digest
when in smaller chunks
© Rachel Green 2016
birthday meals
best avoided
at this time of year
note to self:
make a bit of an effort
buy birthday wrapping
wish them well from afar
© Rachel Green 2016
over-eating and bonfire smoke. headache.
© Rachel Green 2016
Saturday 17 December 2016
short forms 17th December 2016
top names
for lesbians
comes in with Alex at
number one. You know someone called
Alex
© Rachel Green 2016
single sparrow
perched on the chimney
"Top o' the world, Ma"
© Rachel Green 2016
early jiu-jitsu
9AM sparring
with Dom
He's surprisingly good
for only seven month's training
© Rachel Green 2016
busy morning
then sudden peace
people go home
Aimee off walking
and Gina back to Worthing
Lu goes upstairs
sleeping dogs
© Rachel Green 2016
cockwombles. She's not black, after all!
© Rachel Green 2016
for lesbians
comes in with Alex at
number one. You know someone called
Alex
© Rachel Green 2016
single sparrow
perched on the chimney
"Top o' the world, Ma"
© Rachel Green 2016
early jiu-jitsu
9AM sparring
with Dom
He's surprisingly good
for only seven month's training
© Rachel Green 2016
busy morning
then sudden peace
people go home
Aimee off walking
and Gina back to Worthing
Lu goes upstairs
sleeping dogs
© Rachel Green 2016
cockwombles. She's not black, after all!
© Rachel Green 2016
Friday 16 December 2016
short forms 16th December 2016
car doors
making him flinch
as he hears them slam.
What new horrors have the locals
brought him?
© Rachel Green 2016
night dark
the moon a mere crescent
owl hoot
© Rachel Green 2016
bipolar parents
inbred racist homophobes
produce good kids
I wish I'd known my mother
but my father was awful
© Rachel Green 2016
A3 canvasses
bought for portraits
by stencil
Quentin Crisp
or Julie Andrews
as Victor Victoria?
or the floundering Sally?
© Rachel Green 2016
walking in shadow. Woodland drug deals
© Rachel Green 2016
making him flinch
as he hears them slam.
What new horrors have the locals
brought him?
© Rachel Green 2016
night dark
the moon a mere crescent
owl hoot
© Rachel Green 2016
bipolar parents
inbred racist homophobes
produce good kids
I wish I'd known my mother
but my father was awful
© Rachel Green 2016
A3 canvasses
bought for portraits
by stencil
Quentin Crisp
or Julie Andrews
as Victor Victoria?
or the floundering Sally?
© Rachel Green 2016
walking in shadow. Woodland drug deals
© Rachel Green 2016
Thursday 15 December 2016
short forms 15th December 2016
dismay
the racial slurs
scrawled over her dad's house
reveal his reclusiveness
White trash
© Rachel Green 2016
glittering night
the neighbour's Christmas lights
broken glass
© Rachel Green 2016
lapsed fever
illness-induced nightmares
finally fade
Enjoying sweat-free sheets
I oversleep
© Rachel Green 2016
plough on
find a reason for prose
and write it down
worry about the plot later
that's what editing is for
and superfluous words
just have a vague goal
© Rachel Green 2016
She's lesbian through choice, not trauma.
© Rachel Green 2016
the racial slurs
scrawled over her dad's house
reveal his reclusiveness
White trash
© Rachel Green 2016
glittering night
the neighbour's Christmas lights
broken glass
© Rachel Green 2016
lapsed fever
illness-induced nightmares
finally fade
Enjoying sweat-free sheets
I oversleep
© Rachel Green 2016
plough on
find a reason for prose
and write it down
worry about the plot later
that's what editing is for
and superfluous words
just have a vague goal
© Rachel Green 2016
She's lesbian through choice, not trauma.
© Rachel Green 2016
Wednesday 14 December 2016
short forms 14th December 2016
grown-up
she asks her dad
about her birth parents.
Where was she adopted from? Who
gave up?
© Rachel Green 2016
a knot of sparrows
circumnavigate a bare oak
late fruit
© Rachel Green 2016
the need to write
becoming overwhelming
new novel
my terror at writing badly
crippling
© Rachel Green 2016
thirty copies
of a poetry collection
wait to be signed
excerpts of the past
people I have loved
if just for one night
all fade into the past
© Rachel Green 2016
fighting illness. Her muscles weaken. Strength.
© Rachel Green 2016
she asks her dad
about her birth parents.
Where was she adopted from? Who
gave up?
© Rachel Green 2016
a knot of sparrows
circumnavigate a bare oak
late fruit
© Rachel Green 2016
the need to write
becoming overwhelming
new novel
my terror at writing badly
crippling
© Rachel Green 2016
thirty copies
of a poetry collection
wait to be signed
excerpts of the past
people I have loved
if just for one night
all fade into the past
© Rachel Green 2016
fighting illness. Her muscles weaken. Strength.
© Rachel Green 2016
Tuesday 13 December 2016
chloe flash
Barter
“Look at 'er.”
Angie tilted her head toward the cardboard cut-out in the window on
Strand
and Masons. “What I wouldn't give to have her life.”
“What I wouldn't give
to have her figure.” Chloe licked the last of the chocolate from
the KitKat wrapper and looked for a bin to drop it in. It the absence
of a suitable receptacle, she twisted the plastic into a strip and
knotted it, holding it casually on the inside of her second and third
fingers until she was close enough to a woman with laden bags from
Redman's supermarket, then dropped it casually among her vegetables.
“I know what you
mean.” Angela twisted to look at her own bum.
“What you on about?”
Chloe couldn't look at her own bum with a pair of mirrors. “You're
even thinner than she is.”
“I'm still young
though. She's old. Twenty-five at least.”
“That's not old. My
brother's older than that and he's still a prat.”
“Yeah. Dishy,
though.” Angela pushed open the door. “You coming?”
“Nah.” Chloe had a
general disagreement with the policies of Strand and Mason's. She'd
rather buy clothes that fitted more than one of her legs. “I'll
wait out here.”
“What would you give
to be her size?”
Chloe jumped at the
voice and turned, her heart hammering. She hadn't even heard the
bloke walk up, and it was a cobbled street. “You what?”
“Would your give your
right arm?”
short forms 13th December 2016
return
to Laverstone
introspective leaning
towards the chaos of the past.
Terror.
© Rachel Green 2016
morning pink
occluded by winter clouds
cancelled trains
© Rachel Green 2016
more nightmares
this time Jack becomes savage
I have to kill him
three cuts with a blunt knife
and he still won't die
© Rachel Green 2016
new blog
for the new novel
backing it up!
taking a leaf from Stephanie
making the blog invite-only
chapter by chapter.
New writing target.
© Rachel Green 2016
she sets herself an impossible task
© Rachel Green 2016
to Laverstone
introspective leaning
towards the chaos of the past.
Terror.
© Rachel Green 2016
morning pink
occluded by winter clouds
cancelled trains
© Rachel Green 2016
more nightmares
this time Jack becomes savage
I have to kill him
three cuts with a blunt knife
and he still won't die
© Rachel Green 2016
new blog
for the new novel
backing it up!
taking a leaf from Stephanie
making the blog invite-only
chapter by chapter.
New writing target.
© Rachel Green 2016
she sets herself an impossible task
© Rachel Green 2016
Monday 12 December 2016
poetry 2016 / 107
Remote Detonator
Newcastle University
1981
Astronomy for Engineers
became more complicated
when I shifted focus
from the too-small blackboard
seventy feet and two
stories down
to the Malayan girl in
the row in front
ignoring the lecturer
to strip wires with a
tiny knife,
connecting them one by
one
to a tiny circuit board
no bigger then her
finer.
This was the eighties
when we weren't afraid
of Asians
only Germans and
Catholics
who dropped pipe bombs
in the windows
of Saturday afternoons
but watching those
delicate, pink-tipped fingers
gave me an appreciation
for dexterity
that lasted long after
I failed the course
and turned to Art
instead.
short forms 12th December 2016
abuse
devil worship
a false accusation
by terrified social worker
arrest
© Rachel Green 2016
robin red-breast
posing for a photograph
stalking cat
© Rachel Green 2016
fever dreams
the worst kind of torture porn
where I'm the victim
I could take them one-on-one
but there are six of them
© Rachel Green 2016
cancelled jiu-jitsu
because of illness
shame
I really love the sport
can't wait to do more
when we move away
loyalty to the teacher
© Rachel Green 2016
her first shipment of poetry books.
© Rachel Green 2016
devil worship
a false accusation
by terrified social worker
arrest
© Rachel Green 2016
robin red-breast
posing for a photograph
stalking cat
© Rachel Green 2016
fever dreams
the worst kind of torture porn
where I'm the victim
I could take them one-on-one
but there are six of them
© Rachel Green 2016
cancelled jiu-jitsu
because of illness
shame
I really love the sport
can't wait to do more
when we move away
loyalty to the teacher
© Rachel Green 2016
her first shipment of poetry books.
© Rachel Green 2016
Sunday 11 December 2016
short forms 11th December 2016
grown up
benign tumour
presses on optic nerves
her father doesn't believe her.
Visions
© Rachel Green 2016
TV aerial
Analogue reception
watchful crow
© Rachel Green 2016
fever dreams
faces from the past
tormenting
My father offers a puppy
and I decline
© Rachel Green 2016
visitors
Helen, Rowan and others
terrified dog
I am confined
to my computer room
infectious
How I loathe illness
© Rachel Green 2016
she debates next art piece. Iconic?
© Rachel Green 2016
benign tumour
presses on optic nerves
her father doesn't believe her.
Visions
© Rachel Green 2016
TV aerial
Analogue reception
watchful crow
© Rachel Green 2016
fever dreams
faces from the past
tormenting
My father offers a puppy
and I decline
© Rachel Green 2016
visitors
Helen, Rowan and others
terrified dog
I am confined
to my computer room
infectious
How I loathe illness
© Rachel Green 2016
she debates next art piece. Iconic?
© Rachel Green 2016
Saturday 10 December 2016
short forms 19th December 2016
trouble
from childhood
her introverted self
after the loss of her brother
and mum
© Rachel Green 2016
striated clouds
sand after the tide has gone
combed wavy
© Rachel Green 2016
lurgy
despite my fight
I go down with it
The one problem of jiu-jitsu:
the sharing of germs
© Rachel Green 2016
portrait of DK
in five layers of stencil
now complete
layers of blue, black
purple and orange
spots of gold
he seems pleased with it
© Rachel Green 2016
aching neck, lungs, sinuses. Day off.
© Rachel Green 2016
from childhood
her introverted self
after the loss of her brother
and mum
© Rachel Green 2016
striated clouds
sand after the tide has gone
combed wavy
© Rachel Green 2016
lurgy
despite my fight
I go down with it
The one problem of jiu-jitsu:
the sharing of germs
© Rachel Green 2016
portrait of DK
in five layers of stencil
now complete
layers of blue, black
purple and orange
spots of gold
he seems pleased with it
© Rachel Green 2016
aching neck, lungs, sinuses. Day off.
© Rachel Green 2016
Friday 9 December 2016
short forms 9th December 2016
Only she
sees the demon
her father's marrying.
Is this real or a throwback?
Illness
© Rachel Green 2016
uprooted dogwood
hanging on by a thread
red stems
© Rachel Green 2016
oh ffs
I've spent too much time
watching Madonna
now I'm late
angsty dogs
© Rachel Green 2016
Across the road
Christmas lights in force
both houses
This year
more tasteful than last
No spiralling rainbows
Less tasteful further up, but
© Rachel Green 2016
What? How dare influenza assault me!
© Rachel Green 2016
sees the demon
her father's marrying.
Is this real or a throwback?
Illness
© Rachel Green 2016
uprooted dogwood
hanging on by a thread
red stems
© Rachel Green 2016
oh ffs
I've spent too much time
watching Madonna
now I'm late
angsty dogs
© Rachel Green 2016
Across the road
Christmas lights in force
both houses
This year
more tasteful than last
No spiralling rainbows
Less tasteful further up, but
© Rachel Green 2016
What? How dare influenza assault me!
© Rachel Green 2016
Thursday 8 December 2016
short forms 8th December 2016
old girl
all grown up now
still remembers the taunts
and suicidal tendencies
of youth
© Rachel Green 2016
sodden leaves
clinging to the silver birch
a blue tit
© Rachel Green 2016
late night radio
I am captivated by two songs
driving home from jiu-jitsu
Laura Marling and
Rag'n'bone man
© Rachel Green 2016
poetry
a bad year for me
only 162 poems
(not counting the short forms
and the twittered gendai
posted daily)
Still, enough for a collection
© Rachel Green 2016
A rite of passage. Sucking dick.
© Rachel Green 2016
all grown up now
still remembers the taunts
and suicidal tendencies
of youth
© Rachel Green 2016
sodden leaves
clinging to the silver birch
a blue tit
© Rachel Green 2016
late night radio
I am captivated by two songs
driving home from jiu-jitsu
Laura Marling and
Rag'n'bone man
© Rachel Green 2016
poetry
a bad year for me
only 162 poems
(not counting the short forms
and the twittered gendai
posted daily)
Still, enough for a collection
© Rachel Green 2016
A rite of passage. Sucking dick.
© Rachel Green 2016
Wednesday 7 December 2016
short forms 7th December 2016
older
Chloe returns
meets up with her old flame
the cannabis dealer from school.
Deadhead.
© Rachel Green 2016
last red apple
at the very top of the tree
a magpie
© Rachel Green 2016
errant girl
returns to her heroin
suicidal
everything in her life
reduced to ashes
© Rachel Green 2016
writing
for pleasure and profit
doesn't mean novels
the only money
is in producing copy
for advertising brands
love your work, darling
© Rachel Green 2016
reading literary greats. She tries harder.
© Rachel Green 2016
Chloe returns
meets up with her old flame
the cannabis dealer from school.
Deadhead.
© Rachel Green 2016
last red apple
at the very top of the tree
a magpie
© Rachel Green 2016
errant girl
returns to her heroin
suicidal
everything in her life
reduced to ashes
© Rachel Green 2016
writing
for pleasure and profit
doesn't mean novels
the only money
is in producing copy
for advertising brands
love your work, darling
© Rachel Green 2016
reading literary greats. She tries harder.
© Rachel Green 2016
Tuesday 6 December 2016
short forms 6th December 2016
grown up
Laverstone bound
her father's wedding gift
on the back seat of the prius
Shotgun
© Rachel Green 2016
night fog
the stillness of the air
muted voices
© Rachel Green 2016
memories
driving home to Wolverhampton
in the early hours
the fog so heavy
my head out the window
© Rachel Green 2016
morning hunger
I double my breakfast
calorie guilt
not just a banana
but a conference pear
gleefully consumed
fat bastard, me
© Rachel Green 2016
over her belt. rolls of fat
© Rachel Green 2016
Laverstone bound
her father's wedding gift
on the back seat of the prius
Shotgun
© Rachel Green 2016
night fog
the stillness of the air
muted voices
© Rachel Green 2016
memories
driving home to Wolverhampton
in the early hours
the fog so heavy
my head out the window
© Rachel Green 2016
morning hunger
I double my breakfast
calorie guilt
not just a banana
but a conference pear
gleefully consumed
fat bastard, me
© Rachel Green 2016
over her belt. rolls of fat
© Rachel Green 2016
Monday 5 December 2016
short forms 5th December 2016
Dad's death
unexpected
technicolour glory
the spire of his latest building
piercing
© Rachel Green 2016
yellow leaves
hanging from the silver birch
frozen hearts
© Rachel Green 2016
garden clearing
my hands ripped to pieces
by roses
ancient honeysuckle
pulled up and burned
© Rachel Green 2016
annual card
cut with stencils
painted prototype
the seal of DK's approval
a cheesy, christmassy image
suitable for family
I still prefer the Baphomet design
© Rachel Green 2016
Windowsill. strips of wallpaper. Flocking cat.
© Rachel Green 2016
unexpected
technicolour glory
the spire of his latest building
piercing
© Rachel Green 2016
yellow leaves
hanging from the silver birch
frozen hearts
© Rachel Green 2016
garden clearing
my hands ripped to pieces
by roses
ancient honeysuckle
pulled up and burned
© Rachel Green 2016
annual card
cut with stencils
painted prototype
the seal of DK's approval
a cheesy, christmassy image
suitable for family
I still prefer the Baphomet design
© Rachel Green 2016
Windowsill. strips of wallpaper. Flocking cat.
© Rachel Green 2016
Sunday 4 December 2016
short forms 4th December 2016
pictures
of funerals
she collects mementos
of the people she watched buried
Smile, please
© Rachel Green 2016
pink-tinged clouds
above the layer of frost
rosemary flowers
© Rachel Green 2016
clearing up
so much stuff in the loft
(mostly mine)
martial arts gear and
art supplies
© Rachel Green 2016
despair
at ever becoming
a good writer
her heroes are so much better
she wonders what's the point
of even trying?
One more novel?
© Rachel Green 2016
her heroes are all long dead
© Rachel Green 2016
of funerals
she collects mementos
of the people she watched buried
Smile, please
© Rachel Green 2016
pink-tinged clouds
above the layer of frost
rosemary flowers
© Rachel Green 2016
clearing up
so much stuff in the loft
(mostly mine)
martial arts gear and
art supplies
© Rachel Green 2016
despair
at ever becoming
a good writer
her heroes are so much better
she wonders what's the point
of even trying?
One more novel?
© Rachel Green 2016
her heroes are all long dead
© Rachel Green 2016
Saturday 3 December 2016
short forms 3rd December 2016
starting
in the middle
the death of her brother
from her selfishness over her
mum's change
© Rachel Green 2016
radial wires
from a telegraph pole
seven solitary sparrows
© Rachel Green 2016
endless emails
from a woman who wants to buy
my old mandolin
The day she's due to buy it
"Sorry, found another one"
© Rachel Green 2016
literary fiction
makes me wish
I was a better writer
The Chloe book
will get another rewrite
a more serious note
"try to be more descriptive, bitch"
© Rachel Green 2016
She tries to be better. Fails.
© Rachel Green 2016
in the middle
the death of her brother
from her selfishness over her
mum's change
© Rachel Green 2016
radial wires
from a telegraph pole
seven solitary sparrows
© Rachel Green 2016
endless emails
from a woman who wants to buy
my old mandolin
The day she's due to buy it
"Sorry, found another one"
© Rachel Green 2016
literary fiction
makes me wish
I was a better writer
The Chloe book
will get another rewrite
a more serious note
"try to be more descriptive, bitch"
© Rachel Green 2016
She tries to be better. Fails.
© Rachel Green 2016
Short Forms 2nd December 2016
novel
ends in collapse
I don't want to write it
I'd rather write literary
stories
© Rachel Green 2016
grey morning
a crow checks a chip wrapper
a knot of sparrows
© Rachel Green 2016
number 2A bus
trundles past the house
misted windows
at the bus stop opposite
a truanting child
© Rachel Green 2016
unpublished
my better novels
modern issues
a post Brexit world
where a woman is persecuted
for her tiny penis
No funding for transfolk
© Rachel Green 2016
Watery blue eyes. She looks old.
© Rachel Green 2016
ends in collapse
I don't want to write it
I'd rather write literary
stories
© Rachel Green 2016
grey morning
a crow checks a chip wrapper
a knot of sparrows
© Rachel Green 2016
number 2A bus
trundles past the house
misted windows
at the bus stop opposite
a truanting child
© Rachel Green 2016
unpublished
my better novels
modern issues
a post Brexit world
where a woman is persecuted
for her tiny penis
No funding for transfolk
© Rachel Green 2016
Watery blue eyes. She looks old.
© Rachel Green 2016
Short Forms 1st December 2016
her dad
has a secret
he can't tell anyone
not even his daughter, the fruit
of love
© Rachel Green 2016
silvered
beautiful frost-bitten clouds
obscured by rain
© Rachel Green 2016
Larry
transpecies boi
mounted on the toilet wall
s/he still holds hir doll
for intimate inspection
© Rachel Green 2016
wanted
new plot twist for Chloe
There's something at the back of my mind
tickling, tickling
her parents were siblings
immigration fraud
Incest
© Rachel Green 2016
my terror over hurting someone else
© Rachel Green 2016
has a secret
he can't tell anyone
not even his daughter, the fruit
of love
© Rachel Green 2016
silvered
beautiful frost-bitten clouds
obscured by rain
© Rachel Green 2016
Larry
transpecies boi
mounted on the toilet wall
s/he still holds hir doll
for intimate inspection
© Rachel Green 2016
wanted
new plot twist for Chloe
There's something at the back of my mind
tickling, tickling
her parents were siblings
immigration fraud
Incest
© Rachel Green 2016
my terror over hurting someone else
© Rachel Green 2016
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