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    Love, Grief, Hope: One Woman's Journey Through Life
    Love, Grief, Hope: One Woman's Journey Through Life
    Love, Grief, Hope: One Woman's Journey Through Life
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    Love, Grief, Hope: One Woman's Journey Through Life

    By Ann Bilott

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    I have shared my poems with a very select few of my friends and it was their encouragement that pushed me to publish my thoughts. I feel that writing has led me to hope and hope has such a cumulative effect in all of our lives. My writing is extracted from life experiences that are common to all of us. So take a breath and say it's never too late to nurture your spirit, that's what my poems have done for me, I hope they do the same for you.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAuthorHouse
    Release dateOct 18, 2010
    ISBN9781452071435
    Love, Grief, Hope: One Woman's Journey Through Life
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    Ann Bilott

    I am a retired teacher and widow. The adjustment to living alone after such a long time was quite difficult. I found that writing my thoughts helped me to process the layers of grief that I felt. During my grieving for my husband, my mother died and I started the process all over again. Writing poetry has always been my private obsession. For me, writing is part of my daily existence, a thread running through all my experiences, circumstances, changes. I find that I cannot separate one from the other. Writing poetry is like breathing to me, it has become a way for me to put my experiences and feelings in perspective, to discover myself, to create a new me. Finding my voice has helped me to speak my own truths.

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      Book preview

      Love, Grief, Hope - Ann Bilott

      Love,

      Grief,

      Hope

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      Ann Bilott

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      AuthorHouse™

      1663 Liberty Drive

      Bloomington, IN 47403

      www.authorhouse.com

      Phone: 1-800-839-8640

      © 2010 Ann Bilott. All rights reserved.

      No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted by any means without the written permission of the author.

      First published by AuthorHouse 10/7/2010

      ISBN: 978-1-4520-7143-5 (e)

      ISBN: 978-1-4520-7141-1 (sc)

      ISBN: 978-1-4520-7142-8 (hc)

      Library of Congress Control Number: 2010912986

      Printed in the United States of America

      This book is printed on acid-free paper.

      Because of the dynamic nature of the Internet, any Web addresses or links contained in this book may have changed since publication and may no longer be valid. The views expressed in this work are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the publisher, and the publisher hereby disclaims any responsibility for them.

      July, 2010

      These poems are dedicated to R, my sage, who read my poetry, critiqued them and encouraged me to keep writing. Your friendship is a daily gift!

      Contents

      Love

      Grief

      Hope Possibility

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      Love

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      It seems we have

      No control whatsoever

      Over our own hearts.

      Love can make the heart pound

      Like panic can,

      And panic can make

      You stop dead

      In your tracks.

      I’m trying to keep my heart

      Slow, steady, regular

      To keep it from jumping

      Out of my chest over you.

      Because what I feel

      For you is something else entirely,

      And I am panic-stricken

      Because I don’t know

      How to deal with it.

      Being in love is such a high

      You’re always inside my mind.

      I can’t breathe

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