Wednesday 16 May 2018

16th May 2018

high winds
piling up debris
cherry blossom


© Rachel Green 2018

cutting the hedge
was an annual week-long chore.
my father, in overalls
and canvas overcoat
to protect him from the wrath
of hawthorn and holly;
tent canvas laid out
to catch the clippings
and an ever present fire
constantly burning;
dealing with the product
of two thousand feet
of ten-foot high hedging;
the scent of burning twigs
a constant neighbour



© Rachel Green 2018

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