corona life

is it morning? 

5:28 Am

is it still here? 

500,000 and counting

dressed, i run into the desert

the sun rising

the mountains change color

i stop in awe.

home, hot breakfast awaits me

eggs from our ladies, fresh veggies, juice

math, geography, history

snack

chickens fed

creative drawing time for the kids

i open the news

not enough masks

not enough ventilators

are we ready? 

italy, spain, and new york says we aren't 

hot lunch daily

today tuna melts and vegetables

chores- clothes put away, rooms cleaned

1 hour of reading

1 hour of screens

i go back to the news

india, how will you eat? 

1.3 billion people home for 21 days 

in a country that shops daily

i try to read something else

but my mind wanders back

i text friends

are you ok? 

do you need anything? 

sometimes several at once

"off the screens" i yell!

swim? bike? jump? : the kids play

i call david: when will you be home? 

i chop onions, potatoes

roast corn and brussel sprouts

make a caesar salad

cook veggie burgers

david comes home, strips, launders, showers

we pray

we eat

we clean

kids shower

play game? 

learn a dance? 

david reads 100 cupboards to the kids

i pour myself a glass of whiskey

i made it

we share our news

we turn on a show

we kiss

goodnight