Forty-Eight

By Ann Ibarra

Forty-eight is a collection of poems giving an honest look at the joys, sorrows, and challenges of love and life. It gives significance to emotions through the voice of modern lyrical verse.

• Language: English
• Publisher: iUniverse
• Release date: Sep 15, 2018
• ISBN: 9781532054983

Ann Ibarra

Ann Ibarra, currently an art specialist, has a bachelor’s in communication arts from the University of the Incarnate Word and a bachelor’s in education from the University of Texas, San Antonio. She enjoys painting, playing the piano, and traveling and has visited countries all over the world. She is also the author of Lorena’s Rosary.

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ISBN: 978-1-5320-5499-0 (sc)

ISBN: 978-1-5320-5498-3 (e)

Library of Congress Control Number: 2018910952

iUniverse rev. date: 09/14/2018

Contents

Revived

Coincidence?

Message From a Groom

Stracylove

The Ruse

Excess

Waiting

Austin

The Picture

Movie Preview

Chimichangas

Alligator Tears

Pool Party

Wedding Stuff

The Shower

What Now?

A Thousand Lights

Closet Space

Pucking Around

The Call

The Painting

Faith

2003 miles

The Bike Ride

West Coast

The Pool

Daily Walk

Love notes

Morning

Again?

Blowhole

Thirsty

Fake Smile

Inferno

Memories of Summer

Memories of Capri

Voice

…

Mother

Everyday

J

Waiting

No more

Mother

Release

Love is…

Summer

I am strength

loved

myself

guided

beautiful

I am enough

Revived

Sun Burning bright

Drowning in warmth

Leaving its mark

Over my North

Body half naked

Red rubber bands

Covering parts

In water and sand

White fluffy tide

Coming up close

Gliding like birds

On this salty coast

Watery pellets

Poking my eyes

Flying up high

White butterflies

Jumping and leaping

Ballet performs

Leaping and jumping

Thighs feeling warm

Laughing and screaming and losing control,

Tossing and turning my watery soul

Coming for air I laugh on the sand,

Spring has arrived

I live once again.

Coincidence?

A Chance meeting with, your new fallen ex

Who lives, breathes, and walks, -- won’t cease to exist…

You knew what you’d see, if you saw my eyes

The truth in my gaze, remembering lies

You knew that I’d see, the love we once had

Still there in your heart, that now had gone bad.

But why then, do you, take chances like these

To visit my friends where you knew I’d be?

They hate what you’ve done, to their frail friend

Who isn’t quite well, and still on the mend

Did you come to brag? Are you full of hate?

That you’d punish me, in my weakest state?

Or….

Was this a ploy to see me again?

To get that last chance to hold my sweet hand?

Message From a Groom

We parted because the distance was hard

It felt like a burden that pulled us apart

We parted as