Will I start painting, digging, planting, cleaning, building, organizing, moving, spraying

Never before have I had this many projects, I can’t wait to get started

Be smart, measure twice and cut once. Be fast, but don’t drip any paint. Be safe, but hurry up and get done!

Done. Finally. With just the first on my list. That took longer than expected. 

With so much to do, I’m starting to drown. I think maybe next that I should lie down. Then tomorrow I can be fresh for

Things new, things old, forgotten ‘mid the trees.

At once so true, for time, with me allies,

Moves swift into the air and gentle breeze.

Then with intention fair, I strive alone

As furried friends do steal away my time,

A fact for which I soon will see atoned

Intention finished not, the blame, all mine.

So back to work entwine my mind with rope

Within the endless bounds of homework seem

To lose all sense of will yet hold to hope:

Completed ‘ssignment reachèd, not a dream.

This time will pass and I will get it done,

Return to normal when the course is run.

Each one marks the slow pass of time,

For they all blend together.

Same day, same sun.

The slow march of time,

Etches away, erodes, and all at once, it appears there’s no end.

But a new day comes, and with it a new sun filters in.

Hope springs eternal...or so they say.

Or maybe sun springs eternal, and with it brings a fresh batch hope.

Like a familiar face free from plight

But then it was unrequired

As there was no obligation to be inspired

No reason to greet the cheery dawn

Although life, it seemed, carried on

Now it’s past

A time that seemed to last

A missing part

From the dark

That used to be

A part of me

Carries on

Lonely

I am confused.

The problem outside is not visible like a blizzard or tornado

But hides in the shadows and waits for the vulnerable
Am I the vulnerable?

I am scared.

It feels as if I could just walk outside anytime and see my friends

However, my bedroom has become my security but also my prison

It’s a mess.

But I have cleaned it 3 times this week

I’m a mess.

But I shower every other day

Paranoia creeps over me and pins me down like a weighted blanket And whispers in my ear
Don't touch that.
You touched your face.
Stay in your room, lock the door.
It keeps it out.

I feel lazy.

Even though I lift everyday and go outside

I try to learn new hobbies

But I always find myself watching Hercules on repeat
Praying these fairy tales will block out the negative thoughts
It hasn't worked.

I feel hopeless.

Lighting up the world.

Later, the sun hides behind a white fluffy pillow.

Afraid.

The flowers are thirsty,

as they are now awakening, from a long sleep. 

Getting attention that is long overdue.

Everyone is hoping and wishing.

Soon. 

Soon this barrier will be lifted.

All we can do is wait.

Tomorrow I say, 

tomorrow is new and filled with hope.

Hoping to go back to normal. 

Everything changed so fast. 

Change.

Change can be good. 

Having more time spent with family.

Talking with friends over the phone.

Mailing letters. 

Tomorrow is a new day.

A new adventure. 

New hope. 

Even though you aren't here to bark at the door, I still hear it every time the door rings.

Even though you aren't here to lick my tears, I know you're comforting me.

You may not be here when I walk through the door, but I can still hear your little nails scratching the ground as you walk.

You made me grateful, for now I appreciate life much more, for you never know when it will be over.

For you, it was way too soon.

Appreciate the little things. Like how the sun hits you just right, or how pretty the sunset is that night, or how your dog curls up on the end of your bed every night.

Violets are blue

These time make me dead

I don’t even have a clue

There is no more fun

The world is ending

It is time to run

Earth is now defending

To not know is troubling,

It makes us worry,

It never tells us things,

We fret of what might or could happen

It makes it the unknown

To look in the past, 

We see what we had planned

The things we looked forward to

Things we were sure of

It makes it familiar

But being in the now,

We should not focus on the past

Or make the future our main priority

It’s to do all we can to make this time 

A time we will remember

It makes it unforgettable

We are stuck inside, anxious

We are anxious, but we are simply taking a break

A break from the chaos, the normal lives that we were living

Our lives are on hold, but that doesn’t mean Earth is 

As we sit back and take a break, the Earth is healing 

The Earth is getting better, and although we are on pause, Earth isn’t

The trees are still growing leaves, the grass is still growing greener

Although we feel the world is ending, it is actually healing

Maybe a step back was all we needed, when we come out we will all be healed.

We will become one with the Earth

Everyone is healed and we can go back to the chaos that we once lived so freely

Although the chaos will be back, there will be a new respect for what we have.

Or maybe I will do the same thing as yesterday

Ready for something new 

Every day is the same

Days blend together in a cycle of the same

On replay. 

Never knowing, 

When our brains will be done overflowing. 

Scattered thoughts, 

In many knots. 

Sitting in the house,

Oh no, there's a mouse.  

Playing outside, 

With the family alongside. 

Trying to keep busy, 

While feeling a bit dizzy. 

How much longer of this? 

What’s another way, 

To pray. 

Is this going to end? 

Or will we have to breakaway, 

Day by day. 

Although a lot is new, 

We have one another to keep us entertained. 

With some caffeine to keep me from being drained, 

Everyday is a new adventure together.

Although I would rather be out of isolation,

We will make the most out of corona vacation. 

Uh uh 

Everyone out of school

Uh uh

Over this corona

Uh uh

Upset about sports, and everything gettin canceled

Uh uh

Scootin all around

Uh uh

I be outside everyday

Uh uh

Dining in my house

Uh uh

Excited to go outside

Uh uh

Delta airline losing money

Uh uh

Over this rona

Uh uh

Everyone stay safe

Uh uh

Cold like the oceans frozen water

Locked inside with no hope of going out for a while 

But when the sun shines the cold weather flees

And warmth is restored,

I don't see that warmth coming
But I'm going to keep waiting.

No school, no church, no socializing

And definitely nothing in between.

We are told to stay at home

Follow social distancing rules

And just stay in your own zone

No practices, grouptime, or social gathering

No lunch dates, movie theaters, or shopping

Instead just give me a ring, we’ll talk and sing. 

Many drive in their cars, for things

Simple as an Ice Cream bar. 

For time outside, it’s joy it brings. 

Anything will do, we just all want 

To keep our brains from going insane. 

During this quarantine rage.