Other Writing
Poems & more
Writing about mental healthcare has been the main focus of my career. I also enjoy writing poetry and sharing the joy of writing with others.
Poetry
Pandemic poem
March 2020
Two thumbs and a phone
An illness unknown
We type as they tell us
We have to stay home
This Covid 19
Just what can it do
What might it bring out
From me
And from you
Our best and our worst
They travel together
Those blessed with a nest
Stuck home with their feathers
“It’s crazy”
A phrase
Tough to discern
Understanding is lacking
Crazy means we must learn
A virus inspires us
In ways unforeseen
Silver linings are visible
Right, left, in-between
Our plans are disrupted
And so are the scenes
The acts have been halted
Routines smiterened
This Pandemic panic
So sudden and swift
Closed schools through the summer
The kids are adrift
Some float and some flounder
Afraid to stay in
Grief is the water
Help them to swim
Though tears don't come down
Anger stopped by
Bargaining brought up depression
And why
Acceptance, it knows
With time, we’ll abide
The answers to sickness
At home we must hide
Some lives will be ended
And some will be spared
Perhaps it’s all worth it
If more of us care
This game we’ve been playing
Which some find a bore
The news is revealing
Who wins with no score
Each full breath a gift
No life lives without
The air that we breathe
Let’s no longer flout
Rediscover your partner
Your children
Your friends
I pray we use screens less
When this crisis ends
6 feet is a distance
We’ll never forget
Beings grounded by god
May it just save us yet
Other Writing projects
write on: new Pen Pal Program helps students learn about guinea
June 9, 2014
Santa Cruz Sentinel
This was a letter writing collaborative I developed when my kids were in elementary school.
