Rachel Green

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A Lover of Ginger

she took her lovers by surprise;
lured them with satin and alabaster promises
then dug through their skin with claws
of 'when-we're-married' and 'I-want-you-to...'
like stem ginger
grated into vanilla ice cream
but the relationships always faltered;
lovers departed like potato skins
and the dried-up swirls of mustard on a chequered diner table
leaving her to pick up a life she packed
into two suitcases and a carry-on
and leave like a cry in the fog

Rachel Green is a forty-something writer from Derbyshire, England. She lives with her two partners and three dogs. She was the regional winner of the Undiscovered Authors 2007 and her novel 'An Ungodly Child' was published in 2008.

When not writing, Rachel walks her three dogs, potters in the garden and drinks copious amounts of tea.

Tales of Jasfoup can be read at www.jasfoup.blogspot.com and www.leatherdykeuk.blogspot.com and her poetry on www.whenthedogsbite.blogspot.com

Her novel "An Ungodly Child" ISBN 1905108648 and her books of poetry "Darkness and Shadows" and "Abaddon Rising" are available from http://www.leatherdyke.co.uk