{"product_id":"2940013360471","title":"Winter Vision","description":"A book of lyrical poems in the best traditions of nature poetry, incorporating reflections on contemporary life and culture, by an internationally recognized author who has recently been translated into Polish. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSample Poems\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-Winter Vision-\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWinter trees,\u003cbr\u003etheir leafless branches brittle as thinning hair,\u003cbr\u003eopen the view from the path,\u003cbr\u003eexposing the bare hills beyond,\u003cbr\u003enow visible in the distance.\u003cbr\u003eSummer’s cover of billowing,\u003cbr\u003edense green lushness\u003cbr\u003ehas given way\u003cbr\u003eto grey, bony shapes,\u003cbr\u003ethe chisel of biting air,\u003cbr\u003ethe sculpture of the cold.\u003cbr\u003eThe scant light parceled out\u003cbr\u003ein the shortened day\u003cbr\u003emakes precious the blush of color\u003cbr\u003eon the rosy cheeks of a sunrise\u003cbr\u003ebeckoning across the vacant landscape,\u003cbr\u003earousing my ardor, leaving a lust\u003cbr\u003eto continue the journey\u003cbr\u003ethrough whatever\u003cbr\u003eremains of the day.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-Lips-\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the dusk of a pale grey day\u003cbr\u003eon a winter walk in the park\u003cbr\u003eI came upon the trunks\u003cbr\u003eof several small trees stretching\u003cbr\u003eacross the top of a chain link fence\u003cbr\u003earound a ball field.\u003cbr\u003eWhere they touched the fence,\u003cbr\u003etheir bark seemed like lava\u003cbr\u003ethat had once flowed\u003cbr\u003eover the rail and was now\u003cbr\u003ehardened in distended flaps,\u003cbr\u003elip-like, pursed tightly\u003cbr\u003eover the cold metal.\u003cbr\u003eSummer’s shade had hidden\u003cbr\u003ethose lips, veiling their grip\u003cbr\u003eas the tree tops swayed to find\u003cbr\u003esome opening to the light.\u003cbr\u003eHow easily missed on a stroll,\u003cbr\u003ewere it not now\u003cbr\u003efor the leafless winter branches,\u003cbr\u003ethe bare spaces\u003cbr\u003eexposing those lips\u003cbr\u003ein their determined\u003cbr\u003ekiss.","brand":"Booklogix Publishing Services","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47073688387824,"sku":"2940013360471","price":4.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940013360471_p0.jpg?v=1763591453","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940013360471","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}