{"product_id":"9780615484396","title":"Hookham Poetry Library (Vol. I)","description":"The Hookham Poetry Library (Vol. I) consists of a wide range of cleverly rhymed poems: from epic to epigram; inspirational to down right funny; happy to sad; tender and touching to brazen and witty; and from carefree fantasy to parable.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e IT'S TODAY SO REMEMBER--\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e IT'S--\u003cbr\u003e Good when someone leaves their mark,\u003cbr\u003e Great we all possess some spark,\u003cbr\u003e Of talents beaming bright and new--\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e TODAY--\u003cbr\u003e When troubles glare through the dark,\u003cbr\u003e And we wantonly wish to disembark,\u003cbr\u003e For rewards at times seem scattered and few.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e SO--\u003cbr\u003e If you think the race is run,\u003cbr\u003e That battles now have all been won,\u003cbr\u003e And future dreams might well escape you--\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e REMEMBER--\u003cbr\u003e For some the world has just begun,\u003cbr\u003e And nothing that is said and done,\u003cbr\u003e Counts so much as what you've yet to do.\u003cbr\u003e --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\u003cbr\u003e If you like to ponder the past, then you will love---\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e DUST COVERED AMBROSIA (30 stanzas)\u003cbr\u003e ------------ Which ends with ------------\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Such memories may tickle the senses...\u003cbr\u003e Leaving behind a definite yearning,\u003cbr\u003e To cross back over those vanishing fences\u003cbr\u003e That time and neglect are slowly burning.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e But remember this and keep in mind--\u003cbr\u003e Tomorrow, today will have gathered some dust,\u003cbr\u003e And the smiles of the morning will soon fall behind\u003cbr\u003e The shadows of remembrance in which we trust.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Like soft rose petals or sweet lilac scent,\u003cbr\u003e You savor each whiff, but the taste is forbidden...\u003cbr\u003e While those things beyond touch--with deepest repent--\u003cbr\u003e In an unending space will always be hidden.\u003cbr\u003e --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Or become enthralled by---\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e PATHS TO RESERVATIONS (15 stanzas)\u003cbr\u003e --------- From the first stanza ---------\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Many, many decades now reversed,\u003cbr\u003e \"We the people...\" feebly put ashore\u003cbr\u003e Trembling ships from seas accursed,\u003cbr\u003e With tattered sails and rats galore.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e -------------- To the last --------------\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The white man's greed took this land\u003cbr\u003e By deceit and brutal attack;\u003cbr\u003e Yet \"Indian Gaming\" extends a welcome hand--\u003cbr\u003e And the white man's greed will give it back.\u003cbr\u003e --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e On the lighter side you will find---\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e ISSUES WITH ISSUES (10 stanzas)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The word issues is being overused:\u003cbr\u003e I am issuing this report in hopes you'll be amused.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e I was issued a ticket for rolling through a stop;\u003cbr\u003e I guess my driving issues did not impress that cop.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e I have issues with my teeth and issues with my hair,\u003cbr\u003e Proving I can have issues with things that are not there.\u003cbr\u003e --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\u003cbr\u003e Poems that rhyme\u003cbr\u003e Are remembered most;\u003cbr\u003e Look back through time\u003cbr\u003e From coast-to-coast,\u003cbr\u003e And quickly you shall surely find\u003cbr\u003e These are the best of every kind.\u003cbr\u003e --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------","brand":"Multeity Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50038177956080,"sku":"9780615484396","price":8.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780615484396_p0.jpg?v=1784234640","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780615484396","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}