morning brightness
a rack of summer flowers
at L'Etabli
© Rachel Green May 2026
Fecundity in Decomposition
his spine, reticulated
with time-worn crevices
and age-shrunken skin, and as ,
rises like a triumphal arch
pulling with it ribs and lungs
distorting the cavity beneath
and bringing the chest into concavity.
He adapts his bed,
sleeping almost upright,
cut foam to support pencil-thin bones
his breath dragged through an open mouth
with the rattle of death
forever lurking at the edge.
Around him, shadows beckon
and the ghost of his long-dead brother
smiles as he holds out one hand,
a warm welcome for an old soul
destined for the flames.
© Rachel Green May 2026
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