tried to woo them here
but only a few have come
so this is my life
Smile and Nod
working mother
What Is Left?
hours of phone calls
texts pleading in languages
i don’t even speak
setting up my room
with a yardstick and some hope
ready for today
social media
comments on our lack of space
(century-old school)
2020 wins.
after this, i just give up.
no one came to school.
to walk empty halls
without the student voices
cold. slow. loveless. death.
Ready not Ready
working from home ends
now i must say bye to pup
reality bites
Heartbreak #109 for Year 2020
arriving today:
my kids who text me daily
my kids, yes, my kids
did she read my words?
did she see what i just wrote?
alas, i’m tired
i want to see them
just as he does, biking there
in the midst of lunch
seeing their faces,
having a conversation
without this damn screen
Prickly and Hot
Monday is cactus
trying to create flowers
in the desert sun
Flight Plan
possibilities
rest in moments we strive for,
moments we drive for
Remote Learning Perks
September travel?
we can learn geology
and visit arches
we can buy peaches
from the orchards where they’re grown
relishing their juice
yet COVID follows
with at-capacity parks,
a shut-down ghost town
my motto follows:
be prepared. pack sushi, fruit.
drive towards the sunset.
find the world’s curves
where the sky clears away smoke
and we can just. breathe.
Remotely Burned
endless tabs open
Google Meets tries to cheer us
but we’re stuck on screens
Making It Work
remote learning sucks
except with a cat or mat
how we love our home
Symbols of this Day
a cake that collapsed,
a zucchini casserole
without zucchini
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