Closeness without Fear, Distance without Guilt: Human poems

By Ann Malone

A collection of poems reflecting life as a human. It helped me to write them. Maybe you can relate to some of the emotions and ideas expressed. Several photos are scattered throughout the book like treasured moments in life. There are no page numbers as it is a book that can be dipped into sporadically.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Books on Demand
• Release date: Nov 14, 2018
• ISBN: 9783746052120

Ann Malone

Born in Dublin in 1965. Ann grew up as any Dublin girl, playing on the street with her pals. Being Irish, friendships are gold dust. Many of her good friends are from childhood and teenage years. She has been fortunate to meet such good hearted people who have supported and given her joy throughout life in Ireland and Switzerland. When you are out having a good time you don't write poems but on the days that are difficult or in that space between awake and asleep thoughts and emotions stir up words that are expressed in the poems. The power of nature also inspires a lot of the ideas.

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Acknowledgements

Thank you to my family and friends who have accompanied me through my life no matter what the weather.

Thank you to my husband Rolf and my girls, Molly and Emma for their constant supply of love, support, inspiration and understanding in my life.

Thank you to all my pals, you know who you are. You have kept me sane and kept me laughing and listened to me moaning without complaint.

This book is dedicated to us all, human, vulnerable, searching for love and understanding. Sometimes we get lost along the way but our nearest and dearest don’t give up on us and pull us out of the deep dark depths and let us shine again.

Contents

Hear me

Green

Moonlight

Heartbeat

Summer

Indepth

Stripped

Off she goes

Chance

Scrap heap

Closed

Fireworks concealed

Awake

Needs

Unsure

Time

Strings

Business

Old

Move it

Rotting badness

Divided

Gossip

Cheat

Truth

Free

Tidal

Split

Peace

Hidden?

No obstacle

Choked

Future

Lost warmth

Acid

Deserted

Vibration

Soiled

Up to speed

Budding

Care

Mother

Sunday - Birth

Monday - Nourish

Tuesday - Growth

Wednesday - Friendship

Thursday - Nature

Friday - Emotions

Saturday - fun

Sunday - circle of life and love

Away

My dear Daddy

Sleep

Uplifted

Gone

Efficient waste?

Torment

Thoughts

Ceramic

Mail

Travel

You

Reserves

Indecision

Escape

Out

Showers

Dust

Lost hope

Sighs of survival

Smothered

Thorns

Feelings

Sort

Seizures of the sea

Wild

Blind

Touched

Caught off guard

Scream

Up

Down

Circle of worry

Relief

Anticipation

Crossroads

Meeting

Word perfect

Yes

Look at me

Visitor

Driver

Independent?

Sweet Naivety

Mirror Mirror

Forgive

Missed summer

Greed

War

Trust

I can’t take

Graveside wars

Inevitable

Close

Message

Impression

Live

Savour

Spin

The sniper

Observed

Tune

Question

Knowing

Death

Hidden

Control

Trapped

Left

Guilt

Tied in knots

Addict

Consumed

Stony path

Nano Nano

Sense

Tact time

Dance

Northwest wind

Missing

Creation

Smothering

Crystals

Mystery

Sprouting

Anger

Home

Hero?

Beautiful

Connected

Hear me

All the babies of the world

Crying out for love and recognition

Some of them now dressed in

Suits and fancy frocks

Lined faces or polished exteriors.

Green

You ache thinking you had it bad

Thinking if only

If only you had what I had

And I ache equally sad

Wishing that I had what you had

Relieved of the burdens I carry

Relieved of what makes me mad.

Moonlight

The quivering shadows glide through the moonlit forest

I edge my way