Dear Unsealers,

As I’ve done on the first day of each month for the last three years, I write a poem to welcome in the new month. It’s crazy to think that five months have already passed, and so much has happened since 2023 began. A new temporary job after eight years in my previous one, co-hosting an open mic for poets with disabilities and attempting to move forward on becoming an independent adult. So many poems and writings created, with many people past and present making stops in my life.

Now, the summer is beginning to take hold prior to the season’s formal beginning. June is a blank slate right now, there’s a lot of space to fill between now and the 30th.

Without further ado…the poem:

Welcome, the month of June!
As the year is flying by

The sixth month is here already
30 new days have arrived

A month of transition
Spring’s ending and summer’s on the horizon

Endless days of blue skies shining
Longer twlight leads the warm nights

A blank slate is on tap right now
It won’t stay that way for long

It’s time to close out
An eventful first half of the year