A Common Language

Dear Mary,

My dog-eared copy of "New and Selected Poems, Volume 1" has a handwritten note on the title page that reads -

New Year's Day, 2005

Lisa,

The light within these poems-of-the-heart begins and continually recycles back through "Wild Geese". 

p. 110

-Dale

Mary, your poetry shined light on a world that I would have otherwise never known, although I felt it, deep inside my soul since before I was born. You gave me a common language to express the wonder of it all, and this helped me connect with people who knew the same secret language that I learned from you. I'm especially grateful for this because people were never my favorite species to commune with, but they've gotten so much better since I discovered your poetry.

Because of you - I shine! 

Even in my darkest hours! 

And so will you...and so will you.

Lisa Daris