short forms 8th August 2017

old prints
of her parents
before she was alive.
They look happier than they did
after

© Rachel Green 2017

microcosm
ecosystem of a tall plant
water droplets

© Rachel Green 2017

cold and wet
The dogs wait patiently
for their walk
I am reluctant
to be rained on

© Rachel Green 2017

ragged poppies
long gone to seed
withered leaves

I'd cut them down
but it's too wet to collect
for next year's plants

summer decay

© Rachel Green 2017

large parcel. She guesses its contents.

© Rachel Green 2017