AUTHOR NOTES

GLASS RAIN—the poetry by Margaret Roxby

“WATCHERS IN THE SKY” is included this week for UN International Day of Human Space Flight, April 12. The author was a child as the age of flight developed. Her younger brother and a cousin or two joined what became the air force. One even ran an air field, but she would had chosen to be in space if it had been possible for her.

REFRACTIONS—poetry by Robert Roxby

“MINERVA” is included this week for Siblings Day, April 10. There were only four girls in the family of fifteen in which he grew up. Robert had a special relationship with each one of them. Minerva’s life was particularly difficult both physically and emotionally and her troubles hit Robert hard. As I write, I remember her wonderful kindness, gentleness and intelligence—a wonderful woman.

THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS—the poetry of Kathleen Roxby

“THE SIX O’CLOCKS” were so named by the author’s grandparents because it was how they saw them as they walked down their street on their various errands. Because the author’s own family could not forget them, neither has the author.