AUTHOR NOTES

GLASS RAIN—the poetry by Margaret Roxby

“FOR NYLE,” describes a scene in the author’s family and the singer is her father’s brother. He was soon to receive an invitation to audition for the New York Metropolitan Opera, but he died from a recurring fever he developed while serving in Cuba during WWI. The poem is included this week in honor of Happiness Day. Note: the song “Poor Butterfly” was first published in the summer of 1916.

REFRACTIONS—a poem by Robert Roxby

“A CELEBRATION,” was selected this week in honor of Quilting Day, as the elements in the poem are like that fabric pieces in a quilt. It first appeared in his anthology, Reflections on a Lifetime.

THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS—the poetry of Kathleen Roxby

“YEARNING TO TALK POETRY” was written after the death of the poet’s mother who is the “you” in the poem. It is included this week for World Poetry Day.