Rhymes for Our Times
Nursery Rhymes rewritten for our Covid times. Mostly light hearted but often satirical or with a point to make. Some of these were originally posted in Third Verse but by 'popular demand' are getting a volume to themselves.…
Second Wind
Highest rank #12 in Poetry Second Wind is an eclectic collection of mostly light hearted poems but often has a serious message and takes the occasional side swipe at politicians and those in power.…
Third Verse: More Poems from Andrew Green
Highest #55 in poetry. Like my previous collections Third Verse is a mix of moods and styles with a mission to entertain. I keep it light and good humoured if I can but there's often a message there too.…
Margaret's Story (Re-Release)
Margaret always talked about writing her story but could never get beyond the first chapter. Born illegitimately to a domestic servant in 1930s Brighton; the circumstances of her birth affected her whole life. Subject to emotional abuse from foster parents and her grandmother she married young and had four children. She was a loving mother and grandmother but couldn't find it in her to love herself. This is her story.…
Summer Sun, Winter Rain
My Wattpad Debut and a Featured Story. Summer Sun, Winter Rain is a collection of poems from different periods of my life some, happy some sad. There are memories of friends and loved ones loved and lost, recollections of places I've been and things I've done. Living Breathing Slough won a local competition and was featured on local and national radio. #32 in Poetry July 2016Featuring a new cover by @sonakshisrivastava. Look out for Sonakshi's Graphic Shop http://my.w.tt/UiNb/o2ecvpypay.…
My Poets Pub Bits
I was fortunate enough to discover Poet's Pub very early in my Wattpad experience and have found it a hugely supportive community. This is a collection of poems I submitted for various Poets Pub competitions and collections. They are published in both places but will be easier to find here.…
Down to Earth God
I want to write about God for people who 'don't do God'; in plain simple language stripped of religious jargon. It's too easy to hide behind formula words and to be unclear, even in our own minds, what we really believe. If you 'don't do religion' this book's for you; because on on my reading of the bible 'religious' people get a pretty poor press and much of what we call religion is not what it should be about. If you are religious, well you should read it too. There are messages here we need to reflect on. I've come at this from a Christian perspective because that's my background but all religions reflect our quest for meaning and there can only be one God whatever we call him.…
Flooded - A JustWriteIt TrueStory
For a few weeks in February 2014 our village was the centre of media attention. The Thames burst its banks and flowed through the Main Street. Life took on a surreal quality. The media descended on us, the army and the fire brigade pitched in and even the Royal princes paid us a visit. The water came in our house and we had to move out for seven months. We blamed and still blame the flood relief scheme. This is our story.…
Summer of Sixty Six
They say if you remember the sixties you were not there but if you don't remember the summer of sixty six you were not born or are not English. Summer of Sixty Six is my take on the events of that summer recounted in verse. It swings between the English team's efforts to win the World Cup on native soil and life as an army kid in Germany defending our football honour against all comers in games that lasted all day.…