nobody tells you 
how good you’ll feel
if you 
just
stop 
trying 

    – Robin J. Phillips, July 26, 2026

I hear another storm
but no
the wind just ran 
its fingers
through the trees
waking up
last night’s rain

RJP, Aug. 18, 2026

death has been kicked down the road
but grief is still here
its sadness
its love for you
its joy
and 
the most welcome part of grief
its overwhelming celebration of us! 

~ Robin J Phillips, March 31, 2026

was it all we hoped for
kisses under the boardwalk
late night walks
holding hands

dreaming of a future
we never
really wanted anyway
delaying the inevitable
end of summer

~ Robin J. Phillips, August 27, 2026

and of the new year
and new life
an old love 
feels so new 
we’ve so much 
so much
as we near an end
feels so fresh 
a new love 
a love to last
forever

~ Robin J Phillips, Jan. 2, 2025