7th October 2018

weak sun
highlighting the wet grass
urinating dog

© Rachel Green 2018

birthday party
for the newly-twenty one
family and loud music.
In one corner I drink tea
and read about the pub's restaurant
where they serve funeral teas
at eight pounds fifty per person
includes sandwiches and hot chips
and cheese quiche
while you watch pictures of the departed
scroll past on the plasma TV screens.
Toast the departed
with salmon and cucumber sarnies
and a shot of single malt
then stay
for a sing song.

© Rachel Green 2018