AUTHOR NOTES

GLASS RAIN – poetry by Margaret Roxby

“CROSSING THE LAKE,” was found among the author’s papers with this note: “when in the Sierras at a mountain retreat, a pause to reflect….” The author and her husband often traveled into mountainous and forested areas which he liked to share with her, places that reminded him of his West Virginia youth. The poet did not considered this poem finalized, and the page on which it was typed included an excerpt: “gun-metal promise of morning,” which she had apparently cut, but not fully abandoned. There is also an unexplained reference to Ohio—perhaps the scene brought back memories of her early years living on the Ohio River?

REFRACTIONS – poetry by Robert Roxby

“A LIFE AHEAD,” is one stanza of a two stanza poem bearing this title. The second stanza will appear at a later date on this website. This stanza in appears for August 18, World Never Give Up Day. The complete poem is included in his collection Reflections on a Lifetime.

THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS – poetry by Kathleen Roxby

“FOR WE WERE YOUNG TOGETHER” is a poem inspired by observing the interaction between residents in the old age facilities the author visited as a volunteer and also during the last months of her grandmother’s life. It is included this week for August 21, National Senior Citizen’s Day.