30th June 2026

 

Morrison's shop

All the fridges have broken down

a Cook with no ham

© Rachel Green June 2026

Routines

we took turns on Sundays;

one of us would make breakfast

while the other slept in until ten

or else wake to the bells of the church

at the edge of the common.

We'd listen to The Archers

omnibus edition on Radio Four

which he'd followed for twenty years

and I barely tolerated.

Shouting began on the closing music

then afterwards

a visit to the parent's

or maybe A&E.

© Rachel Green June 2026