short forms 9th May 2017

Sleepy Jack

she sings
of broken hearts
and the violence of
her brother's desperate ending.
Burning

© Rachel Green 2017

overcast
the threat of rain
thyme seedlings

© Rachel Green 2017

France
a pin against the tide
of alt.right
Already Russian newspapers
label Macron as 'gay psychopath'

© Rachel Green 2017

weeds
across the patio garden
forget-me-nots

I pull them out
making way for self seeded poppies
and summer bulbs

the buds of fresh wolfsbane

© Rachel Green 2017

back and biceps. She's too weak.

© Rachel Green 2017