views from nearby walks
are all we have at this time
to get us through this
Coronatine, Day Fifteen
health
Coronatine, Day Twelve
let me rephrase this:
my students are scared to death
their families could die
they don’t need English
they don’t need online teaching
they need love from us
i wish they could see
the beauty of this sunset
and find hope in it
but like these cracked streets
they’ve lived nothing but cracked lives
(and now they’re trapped here)
here! land of the free!
opportunities waiting
for someone (not them)
yes, i’m a cynic
cause i know without faces
relationships die
Coronatine sucks
the life from all we’ve worked for
and how will it end?
Coronatine, Day Eleven (The Missing Piece)
i’m an introvert
but my teenagers are not
(glad they’re not alone)
Coronatine, Day Ten
here are my children
throwing frisbees in the park
(they’ve never done this)
quarantine, day nine:
presidential rampages,
orders to stay home
just look at my son:
showing pup what he can do
with our family
card and board games win
(break news cycle doom and gloom)
We WILL get through this.
Coronatine, Day Nine
trying to find peace
in simple, everyday walks
with green below snow
Coronatine, Day Eight (Make Soup)
no snowy sunrise
or Minnesota rice stew
can save our planet
but even at night
the world sparkles just so
and we can wish well
Coronatine, Day Seven (Let’s Build a Snowman)
even if it’s small
even if it’s too chunky
it helped us get through
even if it’s spring
even if Corona wins
it helped us smile
let’s build a snowman
even if the snow is soft
we can make this work
Coronatine, Day Six
our lives lived in lines
hoping that this snow will pass
and leave us with spring
Coronatine, Day Five
making some progress
(most kids cooperating)
even some planting
Coronatine, Day Four (At Least There’s a Dog)
we survived day four
(survival: tears, backtalk, cards)
now it’s day by day
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