Coda

Marilyn Donnelly has always lived, spoken, and written, with a stunning, indelible, original voice. Her poems, while often brief, plumb great depths of wisdom and wit. Her style of humor sweeps the cobwebs and confusion far far away. She reminds me of those haiku masters of the 13th century whom any of us would have been grateful to meet on a trail. Her voice would have saved us then, as she inspires and saves us now. Do not miss her beauty! Naomi Shihab Nye, "Voices de la Luna http: //voicesdelaluna.org""

In a retrospective collection, Donnelly explores the daily struggle of aging, marriage, children, and the loss of her daughter through an unflinching, yet entertaining, lens.