AUTHOR NOTES

GLASS RAIN—the poetry by Margaret Roxby

“TWO SMALL POEMS” is included this week for UN International Day of Peace, September 21.

REFRACTIONS –a poem by Robert Roxby

“CANYON VISTA” was inspired to a visit to the Grand Canyon, Arizona in June 1964 with his wife and mother-in-law. It is included this week for September 24, USA National Public Lands Day.

THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS—the poetry of Kathleen Roxby

“OLD WOMAN’S SOLILOQUY” is included this week for the National Aging Awareness Day, September 18. The poem first appeared in 2000 as part of the author’s chapbook, Paper Doll. The author wrote this after spending days and hours at the rest home where her 91 year old grandmother resided.