bank holidayavoiding the outdoors
burnt skin
© Rachel Green 2018
he was a banjo player
playing Irish music
with a virtuoso's skill
in his limited spare time
while teaching infants' school
and raising two boys.
In the years before the smoking bad
he played in smoky rooms
surrounded by smokers
including his wife.
We shouldn't lose our children
so young to throat cancer
and lose a beacon of joy
to the whole community
© Rachel Green 2018
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