I haven’t been past my driveway for the past 2 weeks It was the night before my Birth Day when I started taking the Virus seriously. My niece sent me something to read and after searching the news in Italy, reading more about China, I felt the beginnings of the…
We talked on the phone early today To check to see if each others okay. We talked about the way things use to be Before the virus came, when we use to run free. You tell me your life, I share with you mine We both tell each other that…
Let there be no mistake Not all Heroes wear capes There are those on the front line Keeping us safe, in overtime The doctors, nurses, stockers, clerks To name a few, while we sleep, they all work We don’t know their names, they don’t know ours but they stand vigilant…
My Cat asked today, “Why is it at home, now you stay?” “Corona” I whispered into her ear “But don’t worry we have nothing to fear We’ll stay to ourselves, eat food off our shelves and leave enough for others to take care of themselves.” “Corona?” she asked as she…
I’m okay, today, What About You? I have been staying informed, staying away from public places, washing my hands, wiping things down. But now think that I may have made a stupid mistake. Before Corona came to town, I arranged to have some new windows put into my house. They…
"I have a sense of selfishness about having enough to last I have a sense of selfishness about being able to pay in cash I have a sense of selfishness grabbing the last can on the shelf I have a sense of selfishness, I enjoy being by myself" ~ kcurtiss…
Since I’ve got nothing better to do I’ll write a letter a day to you. I hear that you’re angry, I hear that you’re sad I see that some of you even are mad. You’re losing work due to the virus You’re losing your faith, you’re losing your trust. It…
Oh the things that you will hear When no one else around is near The singing of birds in a tree The buzzing of a Bumblebee The distant call of a passing train The rhythm of the falling rain The far off sounds of trucks nearby The airplanes flying in…
There was an old lady who lived down the street Who shuffled past my house wearing old slippers on her feet She’d smile and say hello, then wander her wander, oh where did she go? Her housecoat would flutter in the breeze, barely covering her knobby nosed knees Then one…
It’s confusing for me, what’s happening in the world, in my town, in my own backyard, in my mind. I have to admit that I became part of the “herd” mentality last night. It feels like the curtain is falling and the world is shutting down. Schools around the world…