Happy we’re together
Scared one of us might get sick
Worried for our family
Brave as we go to the store
Nervous as we go to the store
Excited to go for a long dog walk
Angry at those who don’t help
Love all the many many helpers

Craving the touch of strangers
Fearful of standing too close
Surprised when my resolve crumbles
Trust that we’ll get through this

~ Robin J Phillips  April 14, 2020

I’ve been up two hours 
And I think I’ll lie down here awhile
I’ll snuggle with our dog 
Who knows today is a ‘down day’
My head hurts
I don’t have a temperature
It’s not Covid
I assure you and you ask
Are you missing your Mom?
I miss everything

Robin J Phillips April 12, 2020

Let’s grow old together
Sitting on the bench with nowhere to go
Old together

Let’s be idle together
Staying up late and lying in longer
Laughing and scratching
Retelling stories we’ve shared 
Through the years

Let’s go walk together
Down to the lake
The rain will hold off
I hear the geese 
Have landed

There’s a bench by the lake
We’ll hold hands and sit
With nothing to do
together

~ Robin J Phillips  April 7, 2020

Welcome bright faces on the hillside
Green grass peppered with 
Little dots of sunshine

No vase can hold your beauty
So I’ll come back daily
Until the hill is covered with
Your puffy little parachutes

~ Robin J Phillips  April 3, 2020

I can’t write about my fear of losing you or you losing me
About how we plan our trips for groceries like a military maneuver
How we talked about rewriting our wills just in case
How we joke that people will be fighting over our dog if we have to leave him alone

I can’t write about how I’m not ready for our story to end

~ Robin J Phillips, March 29, 2020