{"product_id":"9781462807338","title":"Bedside Manor: Poetry \u0026 Prose to Dream By: Poetry \u0026 Prose to Dream By","description":"\u003cp\u003eBedside Manor By Royal L. Craig\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDelightfully diverse reading\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTHE OFFERING\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe was still,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLike the placid lake in summer when the mountain holds its breath,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe was still,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLike the fawn down in the high grass where the tiger signals death.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTHE COURIER AND SHIVA\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Lancers must be warned tonight.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe smiled and looked at me\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt’s sure to be a nasty fight\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut first, a cup of tea\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAPRICOT\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor all the world\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The poem I need to write\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Cannot be written.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  The words I need to say\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e   Cannot be said.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBLEAKELY HALL\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn awesome mystery haunts the heart\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the sight of an empty house\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe echo of living dampens the air\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll but the spirits have fled\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCANDY\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Andy met Candy he thought it was dandy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo take her for fine tea and cake.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCandy had need and slyly agreed\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo have their tea by the lake.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCOAST MAGIC\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHave you ever stood\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhere the winding wood\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSweeps down to the seamless sea\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCOUNTRY BOY\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWell, big Jimmy was pulling the plow when it nosed into a split in that rock.  There must have been a crack in the blade for it to snap so easily. ---  He reared back and took off with the broken plow clanging behind.  It chased him all the way to the barn.  That was a sight!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCREATION\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the beginning, this is how it began,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo the mystics tell us\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen there was nothing,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere was That, that Is -- ever-existing,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow To Tell If Your Really Dead\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you find there’s no tomorrow,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd your friends are draped in sorrow,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd you really can’t remember last night’s binge;\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou may think that you’re in clover\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut, dear friend, you have passed over,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eQUESTIONS\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMy mind cried out to the infinite,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Tell me of the beginning.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA child came, softly singing,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“He was when there was nothing;\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBefore the ages had their start.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSitting in the garden,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCatch Him if you can\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the quiet of your heart.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e ABOUT THE AUTHOR\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRoyal’s studies in mysticism have resulted in Bedside Manor, Part 1.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStudy of life with has resulted in Bedside Manor, Part 2.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe is working on a book on mysticism, and teaches creative writing locally.  He also writes ‘How to Write’ articles. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e I have lived on the lip\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e of insanity, wanting to know reasons,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e knocking on a door.  It opens\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e I’ve been knocking from the inside!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e    Maulana Rumi\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePoetry reveals reflective insight on the escape clause in the illusion called life.  I write to show the magic hidden in the moment whether mysticism, serious poetry, ballads, or nonsense.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Xlibris Corporation","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47129416990960,"sku":"9781462807338","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781462807338_p0.jpg?v=1763677940","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781462807338","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}