A night without armor : poems

I've learned that not allpoetry lends itself to music -- some thoughts needto be sung only against the silence. There are softer and less tangible part[s] of our selves that are so essential to peace, to openheartedness, to unfolding the vision and the spiritual realm of our lives, to exposing our souls. - Jewel, From the Preface Writing poems and keeping journals since childhood, Jewel has been searching for truth and meaning, turning to her words to record, to discover, and to reflect. In A Night Without Armor , her first collection of poetry, Jewel explores the fire of first love, the fading of passion, the giving of trust, the lessons of betrayal, and the healing of intimacy. She delves into matters of the home, the comfort of family, the beauty of Alaska, and the dislocation of divorce. And then there are the images of the road, the people, the bars, the planes, places exotic and mundane, loneliness and friendship. Frank and honest, serious and suddenly playful, A Night Without Armor is a talented artist's intimate portrait of what makes us uniquely human. Contents......Page 6 Acknowledgments......Page 12 Preface......Page 14 As a Child I Walked......Page 18 The Bony Ribs of Adam......Page 19 Wild Horse......Page 20 Bukowski's Widow......Page 21 You Tell Me......Page 23 Paramount, NY, 9:34 AM......Page 24 It Has Been Long......Page 25 Too Many Nights......Page 26 I Look at Young Girls Now......Page 27 Seattle......Page 28 Saved from Myself......Page 29 Taking the Slave......Page 30 Sun Bathing......Page 31 Red Roof Inn, Boston......Page 32 So Just Kiss Me......Page 33 Second Thoughts in Columbus, Ohio......Page 34 Cautious......Page 35 The Dark Bells......Page 36 The Inertia of a Lonely Heart......Page 38 Collect Beads of Night......Page 39 Communion......Page 40 Love Poem......Page 41 Father of a Deaf Girl......Page 43 Dionne & I......Page 44 1B......Page 45 The Slow Migration of Glaciers......Page 47 Tai Pei......Page 49 Tai Pei 2......Page 50 Tai Pei 3......Page 51 In the South of England Somewhere......Page 53 1966......Page 54 A Couple Sitting on a Bench......Page 55 Envy......Page 56 Pretty......Page 57 Those Certain Girls......Page 58 Sausages......Page 59 Though I am 8......Page 60 Dylan......Page 61 Vincent Said......Page 63 Camouflage......Page 64 Sara Said......Page 65 Parking Lot......Page 67 Coffee Shop......Page 68 I Say to You Idols......Page 69 Steady Yourself......Page 70 Awaken, Love......Page 72 Gather Yourself......Page 74 You......Page 75 Bleary eyed......Page 76 I Miss Your Touch......Page 77 Night Falls......Page 78 We Have Been Called......Page 79 Underage......Page 82 Grimshaw......Page 83 A Slow Disease......Page 85 All the Words......Page 86 You Are Not......Page 87 The Strip 1......Page 89 The Strip 2......Page 90 Shush......Page 91 I Am Not From Here......Page 92 Infatuation......Page 94 The Fall......Page 95 Long Has a Cloak......Page 96 Mercy......Page 97 Compass......Page 98 Freedom......Page 99 Road Spent......Page 100 Christmas in Hawaii......Page 101 Spoiled......Page 102 Red Light District, Amsterdam......Page 103 Lovers for Lilly......Page 104 Lemonade......Page 106 We Talk......Page 107 Spivey Leaks......Page 109 Forgetful......Page 110 Lost......Page 111 Still Life......Page 112 I Don't Suppose Raindrops......Page 113 Sometimes......Page 115 Blanketed by a Citrus Smile......Page 116 The Road......Page 118 I Guess What I Wanted Was......Page 119 Insecurity......Page 120 I Am Patient......Page 121 The Things You Fear......Page 122 The Chase......Page 123 Fragile......Page 124 I'm Writing to Tell You......Page 125 And So to Receive You......Page 127 Fat......Page 129 Junky......Page 130 Austin, TX, Sheraton Hotel, 2 A.M.......Page 131 I Keep Expecting You To......Page 132 P.S.......Page 133 Gold fish......Page 134 New Moon......Page 135 Someone to Know Me......Page 137 Traffic......Page 138 Home......Page 140 After the Divorce......Page 141 May Brought Longer Days......Page 143 Crazy Cow......Page 144 Sauna......Page 146 The Tangled Roots of Willows......Page 147 Goodness......Page 148 Wolves in the Canyon......Page 150 God Exists Quietly......Page 151 Miracle......Page 153 Afterword......Page 154 Pat Steir......Page 156 List of Illustrations......Page 157

One of the most respected artists in popular music today, Jewel is much more than a music industry success with her debut album selling more than 10 million copies.

Before her gifted songwriting comes an even more individual art: Poetry.

Now available in paperback, A Night without Armor highlights the poetry of Jewel taken from her journals which are both intimate and inspiring, to be embraced and enjoyed.

Writing poems and keeping journals since childhood, Jewel has been searching for truth and meaning, turning to her words to record, to discover, and to reflect.

In A Night Without Armor, her first collection of poetry, Jewel explores the fire of first love, the lessons of betrayal, and the healing of intimacy. She delves into matters of the home, the comfort of family, the beauty of Alaska, and the dislocation of divorce.

Frank and honest, serious and suddenly playful, A Night Without Armor is a talented artist's intimate portrait of what makes us uniquely human.

I've learned that not all poetry lends itself to music--some thoughts need to be sung only against the silence. These are softer and less tangible parts of ourselves that are so essential to peace, to open-heartedness, to unfolding the vision and the spiritual realm of our lives, to exposing our souls. -- Jewel from the Preface Jewel has been writing poems and keeping journals since childhood. A Night Without Armor, her first collection of poetry, explores the fire of first love, the fading of passion, the giving of trust, the lessons of betrayal, and the healing of intimacy. She delves into matters of the home, the comfort of family, the beauty of Alaska, and the dislocation of divorce. And then there are the images of the road, the people, the bars, the planes, places exotic and mundane, loneliness and friendship. Frank and honest, serious and suddenly playful, A Night Without Armor is a talented artist's intimate portrait of what makes us uniquely human > I've learned that not allpoetry lends itself to music -- some thoughts needto be sung only against the silence. There are softer and less tangible part[s] of our selves that are so essential to peace, to openheartedness, to unfolding the vision and the spiritual realm of our lives, to exposing our souls. > > - Jewel, From the Preface In, her first collection of poetry, Jewel explores the fire of first love, the fading of passion, the giving of trust, the lessons of betrayal, and the healing of intimacy.She delves into matters of the home, the comfort of family, the beauty of Alaska, and the dislocation of divorce.And then there are the images of the road, the people, the bars, the planes, places exotic and mundane, loneliness and friendship.Frank and honest, serious and suddenly playful,is a talented artist's intimate portrait of what makes us uniquely human. I've learned that not all poetry lends itself to music-- some thoughts need to be sung only against the silence. There are softer and less tangible part(s) of our selves that are so essential to peace, to open heartedness, to unfolding the vision and the spiritual realm of our lives, to exposing our souls.- Jewel, From the Preface