Tuesday, 5 August 2025

5th August 2025

 


favourite mug

lost to vigorous stirring

scalded legs


© Rachel Green August 2025


This morning's sunshine soon replaced by cloud

and brings depression flooding into town;

the gusts of wind from yesterday brought loud

crashings from the garden as things were blown

from patio to greenhouse, smashing pots

and panes of glass which cost an arm and leg;

a rain of unripe plums, apples and hops

and laundry torn from someone's washing pegs.

Next-door's sun-shade canopy takes off,

and ends up wrapped around the crooked spire

Folk along the street have had enough

and blue bins have their lids held on with wire.

  In case the wrath that Nature shows seems tame

  Farage fuels the racist riots again.


© Rachel Green August 2025



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