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Abigail Beaudelle, 17, is the sole creator and editor of The Poetry Warrior, an online poetry ezine  
http://www.thepoetrywarrior.com. A member of Mensa, Abigail spends the majority of her time fencing, playing
guitar, and playing with spray paint. The debut issue of The Poetry Warrior went online on October 1st, 2008.
The Second issue is slated for publication on Dec. 1st.
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Abigail Beaudelle
Time Elapsed


I find beauty
in creases
in people -

- hiding,
in folds
where years collect -
brown, foxed,
and curling,
like newspaper clippings
and heirloom lace.

With time,
beauty bends,
ripening

like peaches
in brown paper bags