{"product_id":"2940152896954","title":"The Weight of the World","description":"\u003cp\u003eVessels of Stars\u003cbr\u003eVessels of stars sailing\u003cbr\u003eWith our dead walking their decks\u003cbr\u003eThrough the little pinpoints of light\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVague white-capped angels\u003cbr\u003eIn hollow rest\u003cbr\u003eHelping and protecting us on earth\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd the love we make\u003cbr\u003eDesperate to shine forth\u003cbr\u003eWhite birch bark with fading, uneven black lines\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo insufficient are our days here\u003cbr\u003eSo feeble our ability to truly touch another being\u003cbr\u003eTo relate the essence of who and what we are\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSomber, we try, our never-ending desire to be\u003cbr\u003eInside another sentience, let our hands release\u003cbr\u003eOur hold on the things of steel, stone, wood, glass, gold.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRelease, to cleave onto, and not let go\u003cbr\u003eBut love exasperates, cannot be drunk or owned\u003cbr\u003eOnly felt and possibly shared in the moment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEverything in Spirit’s good time\u003cbr\u003eAs we walk our path through life together,\u003cbr\u003eEach being locked inside its prison of flesh,blood,\u003cbr\u003eand dust\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTerrifying\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis constantly changing world\u003cbr\u003eUnstable,unpredictable.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn an aging fragile body\u003cbr\u003eRun by a defective, addictive\u003cbr\u003eself-centered mind\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eQuickly moving toward\u003cbr\u003ean uncertain end\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDependent on others, unworthy\u003cbr\u003eof long-term trust\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReaching out to God\u003cbr\u003eWhom I cannot see, or touch\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDepending on faith to live\u003cbr\u003ein this world one more day\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWHO WILL CARRY THE WORLD?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne\u003cbr\u003eBrush oil paint on tightly woven burlap\u003cbr\u003eCrisscross patterns with large wooden\u003cbr\u003eStretcher bars\u003cbr\u003eLet it dry under sunlight, starlight,\u003cbr\u003eMoonlight; go out there tonight\u003cbr\u003eListen closely to your heart beating,\u003cbr\u003eA symphony with blood, air and life\u003cbr\u003eRushing in\u003cbr\u003eThink of crickets and fireflies\u003cbr\u003eHopelessly trapped here on earth, joyous\u003cbr\u003eCreatures\u003cbr\u003eLight the candles on the table outside\u003cbr\u003eApply new paint with brushes and pallet knives,\u003cbr\u003eMix in the teardrops as you paint with shadows\u003cbr\u003eDrawn in from candles and moonlight hearing\u003cbr\u003eThe lonely distant trains sounding out as they\u003cbr\u003ePass through\u003cbr\u003eNow it is time to tell God what is on\u003cbr\u003eYour mind knowing the paint dries slowly.\u003cbr\u003eGod is patient, especially with you.\u003cbr\u003eWhat will you say,\u003cbr\u003eAnd will it all be true?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe stars blink once or twice every night\u003cbr\u003eThey are busy now, making light\u003cbr\u003eThe neighbors try to sleep\u003cbr\u003eThe dogs and cats up late\u003cbr\u003eWondering who will be left when\u003cbr\u003eThey leave\u003cbr\u003eWho will count the waves at the sea?\u003cbr\u003eWho will ponder riddles and walk the maze?\u003cbr\u003eWho will carry the world on one’s back?\u003cbr\u003eMake light of darkness and fill outer space?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrivolity cannot perform the calculations\u003cbr\u003eNor supercomputers with highest Internet\u003cbr\u003eWhat is needed is undiminished joy offered\u003cbr\u003eUp in spite of every problem encountered\u003cbr\u003eOutstretched hands dipping water out of the river,\u003cbr\u003eExpecting nothing\u003cbr\u003eListening to crickets, watching fireflies\u003cbr\u003eAllowing the world to carry itself\u003cbr\u003eWherever it wants to go\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLife\u003cbr\u003eWorking between\u003cbr\u003eIntervals\u003cbr\u003eOf rest and play\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Patrick J. Leach","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47081334341872,"sku":"2940152896954","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940152896954_p0.jpg?v=1764025591","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940152896954","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}