tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1277873868602332570.post-74658734582557187892008-05-23T15:48:00.005-04:002008-06-18T13:42:59.136-04:00A very good friend of the Westchester Library System and the Mamaroneck Special Legislative Library District, Mary Louise Cox, has been named Mamaroneck's first Poet Laureate. We are truly thrilled for Mary Louise. Her poetry is quite expressive and beautiful.<br /><br />In 2007 Mary Louise published a collection of her poems from 1935-2007 entitled <em>Shards</em>. Following is a selection from that collection:<br /><br /><em>Pretendings</em><br /><br />After all these years<br />I still awaken<br />before<br />dawn<br />pretending<br />it's my turn on watch<br />as the world spins into light.<br />Until the sky<br />brightens<br />I pretend it's up to me<br />to see that the world<br />is kept safe.<br />I have wished<br />all these years that pretending<br />had more power!<br /><br />Congratulations Mary Louise! You deserve it.Siobhanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10317179567112583535noreply@blogger.com