Rachel Sutcliffe
Born 1977 in Harrogate North, Yorkshire, UK
Living in Huddersfield West, Yorkshire, UK
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his death day
in graveyard shadows
gathered crows
The Zen Space Winter Showcase 2015
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talking done
the dregs of friendship
in our mugs
tinywords 15 December 2015
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heavy snow
shovelling away
the solitude
Failed Haiku January 2016
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childhood friend
I bury my innocence
with her
Failed Haiku January 2016
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your unused cot
the years I’ve lived
without filling
Hedgerow Issue #57
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cliff edge
darkness swallows
my screams
Hedgerow Issue #57
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no moon tonight
in darkness I see
your true colours
Hedgerow Issue #51
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spring breeze
the scent of her
approaching
Brass Bell October 2015
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charity bonfire
the last glow of embers
in the hospice grounds
A Hundred Gourds 5.1 December 2015
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unfolding darkness
the chill of the pillow
next to mine
Brass Bell December 2015
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first catch
the rising sun
in the old man's net
Brass Bell November 2015
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bonfire ashes
all that remains
of autumn
Blithe Spirit 25.4 November 2015
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sundown
mother’s memory
fading
Blithe Spirit 25.3August 2015
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funeral wake
a stranger sits
in her place
Blithe Spirit 25.3August 2015
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failing light
the frayed hem
of her nightgown
Frogpond 38:3 Autumn 2015
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rose garden
another stab
of envy
Frogpond 38:3 Autumn 2015
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longest day
all the leaves of the lettuce
this slug
The Zen Space Summer Showcase 2015
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summer heat
the dry creak
of the garden swing
The Zen Space Summer Showcase 2015
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spring thaw
shards of sunlight
shatter the pond
Shamrock February 2015
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forgotten frost
the mother
I’ll never be
Hedgerow #31
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all day drizzle
the steady progress
of a snail
A Hundred Gourds 3:4 September 2014
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second hand book store
I browse
through Sunday
A Hundred Gourds 3:4 September 2014
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lost in the valley
listening for the river
to guide us home
A Hundred Gourds 4:1 December 2014
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adopted
she wonders where
the waves come from
Heron's Nest December 2014
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morning sun
stroking its warmth
through the old dog's fur
Heron's Nest September 2014
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autumn stroll
we pick blackberries
out of the mist
Cattails September 2014
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summer’s end
the garden bench
gathers leaves
Cattails September 2014
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long wait
knitting the tension
into a scarf
Cattails January 2015
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amber sands
our footprints sink
into sunset
Blithe Spirit 24.3.
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blackberry picking
autumn colours
her fingers
Blithe Spirit 24.4.
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her tiny coffin
these arms
so empty
Blithe Spirit 24.4.
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paddling
through sunset
the pull of the tide
Blithe Spirit 24.4
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autumn winds
heading in opposite directions
the leaves and I
Blithe Spirit 24.4.
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still no news
my knitting begins
to unravel
Prune Juice July 14
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start of spring
between showers
half a rainbow
A Hundred Gourds 3:2 March 2014
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shortcut
the nettles
remind me why
Blithe Spirit 24.1 February 2014
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family dinner
again gran asks
who we are
Frogpond 37:1 Winter 2013
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chill morning
at the school gates
hot gossip
Blithe Spirit 23.4 November 2013
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knitting socks
a hole
in the pattern
Prune Juice November 2013
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dripping tap
I begin to think
you’re right
Frogpond 36:3 Autumn 2013
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railroad crossing
a train passes through
my feet
Lynx October 2013
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open bakery door
a pigeon
joins the queue
Lynx October 2013
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empty house
I find loneliness
in every room
A Hundred Gourds 2:4 September 2013
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after arguing
we settle
on silence
Frogpond 36:2.Spring/Summer 2013
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landfill site
poking through the rubbish,
green shoots
Shamrock March 2013
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clocks go back
the nightmare comes
early
Notes from the Gean: December 2012