Tuesday, September 13, 2011


The Day After

Edgy disquiet,
like a balloon
with a slow leak,
no longer hovering
in anticipation
of excitement.

by judy Beaston
September 12, 2011

Thursday, September 1, 2011

Summer slipped sunshine
into late August days,
lulled my inner clock
away from seasonal shifts.
I believed more weeks waited
on my horizon before school
term restarted, but no, today
brings September to my doorstep;
a few more days and fall
finds her way into my backyard.