One Hand Clapping : Love, Loss, and Beyond

by Hoover, Gerda

• ISBN13: 9780533151431
• ISBN10: 0533151430
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-12-30
• Publisher: Ingram Pub Services

Summary

After the sudden death of her husband, this poet poured her grief into poetry. The poems have been collected into book professing the struggle to accept loss and finding affirmation in life as a widow. In these poems, we witness the poet's acceptance and ability to find life precious and worth living.

Table of Contents

Foreword	xi
Acknowledgments	xiii
Earlier Years	1	(1)
Later Years	2	(1)
``Dusty''	3	(2)
A Happy Anniversary	5	(1)
You, My Heart	6	(1)
In the Blink of an Eye	7	(1)
Loss	8	(1)
What Next?	9	(1)
Mortally Wounded	10	(1)
Be Strong	11	(1)
Hurting Still	12	(1)
Wondering	13	(1)
Day after Day	14	(1)
View from the Kitchen Window	15	(1)
One Hand Clapping	16	(1)
I Want to Live Again	17	(1)
Moments Remembered	18	(1)
I Sold Your Car	19	(1)
Yearning	20	(1)
I Walk Alone	21	(1)
Life Goes On	22	(1)
How Do I Miss You	23	(1)
The Way We Were	24	(1)
Lived, Loved, Lost	25	(1)
Never to Know Each Other	26	(1)
Am I Really Old Now?	27	(1)
Senseless Hurts	28	(1)
Let's Not Do It!	29	(1)
Answers, Please!	30	(1)
Man Buying Flowers	31	(1)
To Be Loved Again	32	(1)
An Unexpected Friend	33	(1)
Invitation to a Party	34	(2)
The Empty Chair	36	(1)
What Did You Love?	37	(1)
Guidelines for Life	38	(1)
One Last Kiss	39	(1)
First Christmas without You, My Love	40	(1)
The Nutty Squirrel	41	(1)
The Christmas Tree	42	(1)
A Summer's Eve Remembered	43	(1)
Pure As the Driven Snow	44	(1)
Beyond	45	(1)
Hard Dates without You	46	(1)
My Sweetheart	47	(1)
Night into Morning	48	(1)
A Very Special Bracelet	49	(1)
Cat's ``Happy Birthday'' to a Dear Friend	50	(1)
North to South	51	(2)
``Life Is But a Dream''	53	(1)
Sunday	54	(1)
Rubber Bands	55	(1)
Then and Now	56	(2)
My Love	58	(2)
Not for Me	60	(1)
Imperfect Joy	61	(1)
Wishing	62	(1)
Be Careful What You Pray For! A Very Short Story	63	(2)
When Breaks Happen	65	(1)
Traveling Alone	66	(1)
Autumn Dance of the Leaves	67	(1)
How Tall You Have Grown	68	(1)
Love's Power	69	(1)
Carpe Diem	70