mill pond
a woman drowned
because she was a witch,
or so the pastor accused her.
Affair
© Rachel Green 2017
bloody tears
scattered across the pavement
poppy petals
© Rachel Green 2017
he doesn't want
to know the reason
just that it's done
delegation can bring
unsolicited solutions
© Rachel Green 2017
a novel
I've started reading
seems familiar
I think I've written this plot
centred around Chloe
and the Mill House pool
Have I been zeitgeisted?
© Rachel Green 2017
she skips the gym for housecleaning
© Rachel Green 2017
Friday 30 June 2017
Thursday 29 June 2017
short forms 29th June 2017
title
run through my mind
a murder of ravens
yes, that's mixing collective nouns,
I know
© Rachel Green 2017
crocosmia stalks
hiding the origins of tall grasses
dying heathers
© Rachel Green 2017
lesson one
basic jiu-jitsu moves
base and upa
More things I've been doing wrong
for the last four years
© Rachel Green 2017
jiu-jitsu
is part of my life
more so than writing
I cannot fund a story
through its whole development
bad ideas
I'll never be any good
© Rachel Green 2017
whatever happened to my internet friend?
© Rachel Green 2017
run through my mind
a murder of ravens
yes, that's mixing collective nouns,
I know
© Rachel Green 2017
crocosmia stalks
hiding the origins of tall grasses
dying heathers
© Rachel Green 2017
lesson one
basic jiu-jitsu moves
base and upa
More things I've been doing wrong
for the last four years
© Rachel Green 2017
jiu-jitsu
is part of my life
more so than writing
I cannot fund a story
through its whole development
bad ideas
I'll never be any good
© Rachel Green 2017
whatever happened to my internet friend?
© Rachel Green 2017
Wednesday 28 June 2017
short forms 28th June 2017
she's trans
in her own way
a desire to be them;
a genderfluid disciple
of life
© Rachel Green 2017
overnight rain
against the deep lavender
flattened stalks
© Rachel Green 2017
bedroom clock
running slow
dead batteries
it's a wonder I'm never late
for a funeral
© Rachel Green 2017
I used to fight
upon being woken
by an unexpected touch
now I wake
and apologise for snoring,
breathing, existing
patterns developed by partners
© Rachel Green 2017
drooping eyes indicate tiredness (or stroke)
© Rachel Green 2017
in her own way
a desire to be them;
a genderfluid disciple
of life
© Rachel Green 2017
overnight rain
against the deep lavender
flattened stalks
© Rachel Green 2017
bedroom clock
running slow
dead batteries
it's a wonder I'm never late
for a funeral
© Rachel Green 2017
I used to fight
upon being woken
by an unexpected touch
now I wake
and apologise for snoring,
breathing, existing
patterns developed by partners
© Rachel Green 2017
drooping eyes indicate tiredness (or stroke)
© Rachel Green 2017
Tuesday 27 June 2017
short forms 27th June 2017
journey
her dead brother
and the seven gates of Hell.
What else must she give of herself
to win?
© Rachel Green 2017
raspberries
rotting on the stems
last week's strawberries
© Rachel Green 2017
bad dreams
leave me fatigued
morning drowsiness
pranks played on adults
unexpected consequences
© Rachel Green 2017
bad dreams
stem from anxiety
and fear
I fall asleep again
in front of the computer
hands tucked to armpits
cold in June
© Rachel Green 2017
gas-lift chair. Her trapped finger.
© Rachel Green 2017
her dead brother
and the seven gates of Hell.
What else must she give of herself
to win?
© Rachel Green 2017
raspberries
rotting on the stems
last week's strawberries
© Rachel Green 2017
bad dreams
leave me fatigued
morning drowsiness
pranks played on adults
unexpected consequences
© Rachel Green 2017
bad dreams
stem from anxiety
and fear
I fall asleep again
in front of the computer
hands tucked to armpits
cold in June
© Rachel Green 2017
gas-lift chair. Her trapped finger.
© Rachel Green 2017
Monday 26 June 2017
short forms 26th June 2017
novel
due in three months
but I haven't started.
About time I managed a plot
at least
© Rachel Green 2017
midsummer heat
gives way to overcast chills
fledgling sparrow
© Rachel Green 2017
raised lump
on her index finger
may be a wart
the pain in her back
from a blocked sweat gland
constant
her pulled muscle makes walking painful
© Rachel Green 2017
content
to be sidelined
glossed over
A creature of past glories
all now forgotten
© Rachel Green 2017
vitamin tablets make her defecation runny
© Rachel Green 2017
due in three months
but I haven't started.
About time I managed a plot
at least
© Rachel Green 2017
midsummer heat
gives way to overcast chills
fledgling sparrow
© Rachel Green 2017
raised lump
on her index finger
may be a wart
the pain in her back
from a blocked sweat gland
constant
her pulled muscle makes walking painful
© Rachel Green 2017
content
to be sidelined
glossed over
A creature of past glories
all now forgotten
© Rachel Green 2017
vitamin tablets make her defecation runny
© Rachel Green 2017
Sunday 25 June 2017
short forms 25th June 2017
knowledge
her stepmother
wasn't born a woman.
Did it affect the love she gave?
Who cares?
© Rachel Green 2017
lavender
fanciful sprays
overgrown lawn
© Rachel Green 2017
all you touch
can be reduced
ashes and dust
nothing is permanent
especially not you
© Rachel Green 2017
Jiu-jitsu
the realisation
finally comes
I'm not very good
and I never will be --
too old, too slow
but I love the game
© Rachel Green 2017
she's not young anymore. That's okay.
© Rachel Green 2017
her stepmother
wasn't born a woman.
Did it affect the love she gave?
Who cares?
© Rachel Green 2017
lavender
fanciful sprays
overgrown lawn
© Rachel Green 2017
all you touch
can be reduced
ashes and dust
nothing is permanent
especially not you
© Rachel Green 2017
Jiu-jitsu
the realisation
finally comes
I'm not very good
and I never will be --
too old, too slow
but I love the game
© Rachel Green 2017
she's not young anymore. That's okay.
© Rachel Green 2017
Monday 19 June 2017
short forms 19th June 2017
gamers:
a confession
from FingerDigitThree
that they're not biologically
a boy
© Rachel Green 2017
evening fire
the heat of the day dies down
fleeting bats
© Rachel Green 2017
sent off a CV
about my writing career
looking for publication
I suspect I'm way too old
and too established a writer
© Rachel Green 2017
old friend
drunker than a box of weevils
spending the night
He becomes depressed again
drives home intoxicated
while all are asleep
I check the news feeds
© Rachel Green 2017
frogs. A whole box of them.
© Rachel Green 2017
a confession
from FingerDigitThree
that they're not biologically
a boy
© Rachel Green 2017
evening fire
the heat of the day dies down
fleeting bats
© Rachel Green 2017
sent off a CV
about my writing career
looking for publication
I suspect I'm way too old
and too established a writer
© Rachel Green 2017
old friend
drunker than a box of weevils
spending the night
He becomes depressed again
drives home intoxicated
while all are asleep
I check the news feeds
© Rachel Green 2017
frogs. A whole box of them.
© Rachel Green 2017
Sunday 18 June 2017
short forms 18th June 2017
deer, sheep, sunglasses |
wiped long ago
but never used since then.
The recovery of accounts
and nudes
© Rachel Green 2017
love hearts
spread out in the sun
strawberry-fat slugs
© Rachel Green 2017
pulled muscle
it really bugs me
that I can't walk
Jiu-jitsu, though?
work through the pain
© Rachel Green 2017
catfishing
between two minors
no prosecution
how was he to know
his online best friend
was a homophobe?
closed box
© Rachel Green 2017
Her spider egg a constant ache
© Rachel Green 2017
Saturday 17 June 2017
short forms 17th June 2017
the texts
from a schoolfriend
why don't you kill yourself?
Ten years before the law caught up
with phones
© Rachel Green 2017
morning heat
two little girls raid the garden
strawberry theft
© Rachel Green 2017
Lu requests green tea
but we appear to be out
(apart from one ginger green bag)
I have failed in my duty
to stock the cupboards
© Rachel Green 2017
aching leg
a pulled muscle
after jiu-jitsu
It means I limp
and have trouble standing
or walking
I still do jiu-jitsu
© Rachel Green 2017
barrel-shaped dog. Abusive mother, me.
© Rachel Green 2017
from a schoolfriend
why don't you kill yourself?
Ten years before the law caught up
with phones
© Rachel Green 2017
morning heat
two little girls raid the garden
strawberry theft
© Rachel Green 2017
Lu requests green tea
but we appear to be out
(apart from one ginger green bag)
I have failed in my duty
to stock the cupboards
© Rachel Green 2017
aching leg
a pulled muscle
after jiu-jitsu
It means I limp
and have trouble standing
or walking
I still do jiu-jitsu
© Rachel Green 2017
barrel-shaped dog. Abusive mother, me.
© Rachel Green 2017
Friday 16 June 2017
poetry 2017 / 093
I don't remember
what our fight was
about
dissatisfaction with
the relationship
stagnation over the
proximity
or the fact I was away
all week
fingerbanging the girls
from the art school
(or so you believed).
I recall we were in the
park
(or maybe the cemetery)
a bench, anyway,
with you in your winter
coat and scarf
and me in my motorcycle
leathers.
You walked off,
home to your mother's
or to your friend
Jude's.
I went back to
Wolverhampton
where the parties went
on all night
and smoked a joint on
the tower block roof.
short forms 16th June 2017
Number 84 for sale again |
seeking the men
who killed her young brother
by encouraging suicide
transman
© Rachel Green 2017
wood fire
extinguished by evening rain
full moon
© Rachel Green 2017
penguin books
looking for new authors
LGBT
Alas, I've just self published
the only manuscript I had...
© Rachel Green 2017
jiu-jitsu
improving slightly
sparring win
waiting for an opportunity
flip guard and mount
triple attack
not such a failure...
© Rachel Green 2017
belly fat. She wobbles when walking.
© Rachel Green 2017
Thursday 15 June 2017
short forms 15th Jine 2017
her death
seems a given
she's bleeding out -- a wound
in her stomach from a rebar
dialling
© Rachel Green 2017
dog barks
on the morning air
elderflowers
© Rachel Green 2017
evening fire
burning the old fish tank housing
end of an era
That tank was here when we bought the house
and now we're leaving
© Rachel Green 2017
working on defence
he takes that calf crush
yet again
he sets it up
from reverse cross chest
and a figure four hold
time to research the defence
© Rachel Green 2017
Her flabby stomach still dismays her
© Rachel Green 2017
seems a given
she's bleeding out -- a wound
in her stomach from a rebar
dialling
© Rachel Green 2017
dog barks
on the morning air
elderflowers
© Rachel Green 2017
evening fire
burning the old fish tank housing
end of an era
That tank was here when we bought the house
and now we're leaving
© Rachel Green 2017
working on defence
he takes that calf crush
yet again
he sets it up
from reverse cross chest
and a figure four hold
time to research the defence
© Rachel Green 2017
Her flabby stomach still dismays her
© Rachel Green 2017
Wednesday 14 June 2017
short forms 14th June 2017
a play
about two killers
who prey on anybody
they fine alone in the locale.
Teen boys
© Rachel Green 2017
runners
the strawberry plants shoot
for the open lawn
© Rachel Green 2017
popping by
on their way to Italy
family member
Trickster goes loopy
summer garden
© Rachel Green 2017
a few days away
I request local dojos
in Newcastle
lovely reply
welcoming me to a place
in the city centre
anticipatory smile
© Rachel Green 2017
her nervousness overrided by learning possibilities
© Rachel Green 2017
about two killers
who prey on anybody
they fine alone in the locale.
Teen boys
© Rachel Green 2017
runners
the strawberry plants shoot
for the open lawn
© Rachel Green 2017
popping by
on their way to Italy
family member
Trickster goes loopy
summer garden
© Rachel Green 2017
a few days away
I request local dojos
in Newcastle
lovely reply
welcoming me to a place
in the city centre
anticipatory smile
© Rachel Green 2017
her nervousness overrided by learning possibilities
© Rachel Green 2017
Tuesday 13 June 2017
short forms 13th June 2017
old guys
at the cafe
think they are discreet
but she can hear them quite clearly.
Nosy
© Rachel Green 2017
late aquilegia
rising above the strawberries
montbretia
© Rachel Green 2017
decision
I'll visit Newcastle
for a week
I wonder if any BJJ clubs
would welcome an interloper
© Rachel Green 2017
training
for muscle strength
and stamina
I can take bottom mount
but I can't escape it
blue belt fail
back to basics
© Rachel Green 2017
blue. The belt suits my mood
© Rachel Green 2017
at the cafe
think they are discreet
but she can hear them quite clearly.
Nosy
© Rachel Green 2017
late aquilegia
rising above the strawberries
montbretia
© Rachel Green 2017
decision
I'll visit Newcastle
for a week
I wonder if any BJJ clubs
would welcome an interloper
© Rachel Green 2017
training
for muscle strength
and stamina
I can take bottom mount
but I can't escape it
blue belt fail
back to basics
© Rachel Green 2017
blue. The belt suits my mood
© Rachel Green 2017
Monday 12 June 2017
short forms 12th June 2017
I think the cushion is plotting something |
killed her brother
bullied him to his death
on the tracks of the Glasgow train.
Revenge.
© Rachel Green 2017
lavender
a bee clings to the flowers
fighting the wind
© Rachel Green 2017
blind dog
cries for attention
needs to be fussed
a life of isolation
among his peers
© Rachel Green 2017
shifting targets
I rearrange my gym times
to fit DKs client
honestly,
what I really need
is more jiu-jitsu
sparring request
© Rachel Green 2017
fitful sleep. She wakes up exhausted.
© Rachel Green 2017
Sunday 11 June 2017
short forms 11th June 2017
report:
fell on the tracks
of an oncoming train
The suspicious death of her gay
brother
© Rachel Green 2017
fungi
on the rain-soaked lawn
geranium petals
© Rachel Green 2017
shopping trip
the last of my cash
until next week
Chicken and beefburgers
salad for myself
© Rachel Green 2017
jiu-jitsu blues
my skills are finite
depressing
I used to be okay
now I'm adequate
barely able to defend
"Look! You can beat Rachel."
© Rachel Green 2017
Quiet night. Burning away the past.
© Rachel Green 2017
fell on the tracks
of an oncoming train
The suspicious death of her gay
brother
© Rachel Green 2017
fungi
on the rain-soaked lawn
geranium petals
© Rachel Green 2017
shopping trip
the last of my cash
until next week
Chicken and beefburgers
salad for myself
© Rachel Green 2017
jiu-jitsu blues
my skills are finite
depressing
I used to be okay
now I'm adequate
barely able to defend
"Look! You can beat Rachel."
© Rachel Green 2017
Quiet night. Burning away the past.
© Rachel Green 2017
Saturday 10 June 2017
short forms 10th June 2017
some hope
for happiness
should be allocated
Her future shouldn't be as bleak
as mine
© Rachel Green 2017
morning rain
strawberries with slug holes
wasted harvest
© Rachel Green 2017
jiu-jitsu trial
I realise I'm not very good
kidding myself
New guy at class
higher belt than me
© Rachel Green 2017
my life
seems pointless
I am unrequired
I could die tomorrow
and no-one would mourn
for more than a fortnight
even the dogs would forget
© Rachel Green 2017
excessive weight. Terrible voice. Useless life
© Rachel Green 2017
for happiness
should be allocated
Her future shouldn't be as bleak
as mine
© Rachel Green 2017
morning rain
strawberries with slug holes
wasted harvest
© Rachel Green 2017
jiu-jitsu trial
I realise I'm not very good
kidding myself
New guy at class
higher belt than me
© Rachel Green 2017
my life
seems pointless
I am unrequired
I could die tomorrow
and no-one would mourn
for more than a fortnight
even the dogs would forget
© Rachel Green 2017
excessive weight. Terrible voice. Useless life
© Rachel Green 2017
Friday 9 June 2017
short forms 9th June 2017
nightmares
she still can't drive
even after years
of psychotherapy and help.
broken
© Rachel Green 2017
morning sun
the reddening strawberries
eaten by slugs
© Rachel Green 2017
melancholia
fake being happy, young buddy
before it kills you
otherwise the route is
depression and suicide
© Rachel Green 2017
what now
for the fat girl?
not a lot
she wants to be better
but depression and poverty
defeat ambition
fat stomach wobbling
© Rachel Green 2017
sometime the end is welcome relief
© Rachel Green 2017
she still can't drive
even after years
of psychotherapy and help.
broken
© Rachel Green 2017
morning sun
the reddening strawberries
eaten by slugs
© Rachel Green 2017
melancholia
fake being happy, young buddy
before it kills you
otherwise the route is
depression and suicide
© Rachel Green 2017
what now
for the fat girl?
not a lot
she wants to be better
but depression and poverty
defeat ambition
fat stomach wobbling
© Rachel Green 2017
sometime the end is welcome relief
© Rachel Green 2017
Thursday 8 June 2017
short forms 8th June 2017
horror
as the car hits
her brother is thrown up
hits the street sign ten yards away.
Lifeless
© Rachel Green 2017
morning rain
the plump fruit of a strawberry
turning pink
© Rachel Green 2017
the cat
taking up residence
on DK's prayer pillow
She gives no fucks
about the rest of the room
© Rachel Green 2017
small products
received for evaluation
customer survey
some are useful
receive my endorsement
others less so
Soup maker, I'm looking at you
© Rachel Green 2017
jiu-jitsu. She was useless last night.
© Rachel Green 2017
as the car hits
her brother is thrown up
hits the street sign ten yards away.
Lifeless
© Rachel Green 2017
morning rain
the plump fruit of a strawberry
turning pink
© Rachel Green 2017
the cat
taking up residence
on DK's prayer pillow
She gives no fucks
about the rest of the room
© Rachel Green 2017
small products
received for evaluation
customer survey
some are useful
receive my endorsement
others less so
Soup maker, I'm looking at you
© Rachel Green 2017
jiu-jitsu. She was useless last night.
© Rachel Green 2017
Wednesday 7 June 2017
short forms 7th June 2017
child's death
hits the whole town
flowers at the roadside
small tokens of affection are
rain-soaked
© Rachel Green 2017
early sun
the degradation of trees
night wind
© Rachel Green 2017
remake
of an old film
amuses me
I seek out the original
for comparison
© Rachel Green 2017
leg day
I add in exercises
for jiu-jitsu
whatever he says
jiu-jitsu is about fitness
and mobility
training for the win
© Rachel Green 2017
still fat. Morning sit-up routine.
© Rachel Green 2017
hits the whole town
flowers at the roadside
small tokens of affection are
rain-soaked
© Rachel Green 2017
early sun
the degradation of trees
night wind
© Rachel Green 2017
remake
of an old film
amuses me
I seek out the original
for comparison
© Rachel Green 2017
leg day
I add in exercises
for jiu-jitsu
whatever he says
jiu-jitsu is about fitness
and mobility
training for the win
© Rachel Green 2017
still fat. Morning sit-up routine.
© Rachel Green 2017
Tuesday 6 June 2017
short forms 6th June 2017
sudden
her brother's death
everything slowed down
she can see his rib cage shatter
impact
© Rachel Green 2017
bin day
filling the street with litter
rain and high wind
© Rachel Green 2017
family night
all four of us out
cinema trip
Wonder woman was excellent
Gil Gadot, brilliant
© Rachel Green 2017
gym day
chest and shoulders
solo workout
to my delight
I discover I can flex
pec muscles
first time ever
© Rachel Green 2017
surgery required. Her over-large nose.
© Rachel Green 2017
her brother's death
everything slowed down
she can see his rib cage shatter
impact
© Rachel Green 2017
bin day
filling the street with litter
rain and high wind
© Rachel Green 2017
family night
all four of us out
cinema trip
Wonder woman was excellent
Gil Gadot, brilliant
© Rachel Green 2017
gym day
chest and shoulders
solo workout
to my delight
I discover I can flex
pec muscles
first time ever
© Rachel Green 2017
surgery required. Her over-large nose.
© Rachel Green 2017
Monday 5 June 2017
short forms 5th June 2017
lunch date
seeking revenge
on her brother's killer
She befriends the grown-up daughter
Promise
© Rachel Green 2017
morning rain
on fresh-cut grass
fledgling sparrows
© Rachel Green 2017
emptying the compost bin
the first of four
to be disposed of
I offer it for a tenner
but nobody wants it
© Rachel Green 2017
the old fish tank
in a chipboard bureau
rotting
we take it apart
stagger with the tank
down the garden
end of an era
© Rachel Green 2017
She dreams of the DSS. Anxiety.
© Rachel Green 2017
seeking revenge
on her brother's killer
She befriends the grown-up daughter
Promise
© Rachel Green 2017
morning rain
on fresh-cut grass
fledgling sparrows
© Rachel Green 2017
emptying the compost bin
the first of four
to be disposed of
I offer it for a tenner
but nobody wants it
© Rachel Green 2017
the old fish tank
in a chipboard bureau
rotting
we take it apart
stagger with the tank
down the garden
end of an era
© Rachel Green 2017
She dreams of the DSS. Anxiety.
© Rachel Green 2017
Sunday 4 June 2017
short forms 4th June 2017
new plot
revenge is mine,
says a man who befriends
chloe after her dad kills a
young boy
© Rachel Green 2017
tomato plants
potted in kitchen compost
foxgloves
© Rachel Green 2017
gumtree
just trying to sell shit
I no longer need
trying to reduce the stuff
I can do without
© Rachel Green 2017
a plan
to clean the fish tank
and remove it
the amount of stuff on top
beggars my belief
storage boxes required
maybe a rented garage
© Rachel Green 2017
why are drunk pirates heroic protagonists?
© Rachel Green 2017
revenge is mine,
says a man who befriends
chloe after her dad kills a
young boy
© Rachel Green 2017
tomato plants
potted in kitchen compost
foxgloves
© Rachel Green 2017
gumtree
just trying to sell shit
I no longer need
trying to reduce the stuff
I can do without
© Rachel Green 2017
a plan
to clean the fish tank
and remove it
the amount of stuff on top
beggars my belief
storage boxes required
maybe a rented garage
© Rachel Green 2017
why are drunk pirates heroic protagonists?
© Rachel Green 2017
Saturday 3 June 2017
Short Forms 3rd June 2017
grave site
not even a marker
for her deceased mother
just a common area for
ashes
© Rachel Green 2017
morning sun
obscured by clouds
lavender
© Rachel Green 2017
motorbike ride
to Sheffield and back
jiu-jitsu training
I'd have liked it better
if it wasn't raining
© Rachel Green 2017
UPA escape
practice practice practice
until it works
sometimes it's handy
to return to absolute basics
sloppy in experience
I'm really not very good
© Rachel Green 2017
her training won't reduce her stomach
© Rachel Green 2017
not even a marker
for her deceased mother
just a common area for
ashes
© Rachel Green 2017
morning sun
obscured by clouds
lavender
© Rachel Green 2017
motorbike ride
to Sheffield and back
jiu-jitsu training
I'd have liked it better
if it wasn't raining
© Rachel Green 2017
UPA escape
practice practice practice
until it works
sometimes it's handy
to return to absolute basics
sloppy in experience
I'm really not very good
© Rachel Green 2017
her training won't reduce her stomach
© Rachel Green 2017
Friday 2 June 2017
short forms 2nd June 2017
Samwise Bartholomew Trumperton: Cleaner of Skulls |
the rough marker
where he buried her dog
to save the cost of cremation.
bare earth
© Rachel Green 2017
geraniums
bees examine the fresh flowers
overcast sky
© Rachel Green 2017
muggy day
the sweat makes my hair sticky
playing with boys
Afterwards my knees hurt so much
I skip my gym workout
© Rachel Green 2017
telephone call
selling Lu's Skoda
a bloke's promise
I'm on my way, he said
and I decline a cash offer
because it would be dishonourable.
He never turns up.
© Rachel Green 2017
her bruises will fade in time
© Rachel Green 2017
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