{"product_id":"9781480808386","title":"No Robin Hood: And Other Poems","description":"\u003cp\u003eNo Robin Hood is a collection of poems created over a period of forty years by author Earl Handley. Most of the poems are humorous, a few are sentimental, some are cynical, some are factual, some are entirely fictional, and some are a mixture of fact and fiction. Some of his poems recount poignant times in his life, in “A Perspective” he talks about the death of his father, while in “The Last Trout” he talks about his love of fishing.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMany of the poems are about hunting with the bow and arrow. Although the author has brought home “the bacon” thirty-nine times using the bow, most of the hunting poems are about his unsuccessful hunts. He learned more from his failures than from his successes, which is evident throughout his poetry collection, No Robin Hood.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNo Robin Hood\u003cbr\u003eI was bow-hunting deer at Michael’s place*.\u003cbr\u003eI had on a camouflage -outfit and paint on my face.\u003cbr\u003eI had been on my tree-stand since well before dawn.\u003cbr\u003eBut I had seen no deer, not even a fawn.\u003cbr\u003eThen I saw him – a six point buck –\u003cbr\u003eAbout sixty-five yards away. I was in luck.\u003cbr\u003eI fumbled for my deer-call and gave it a blow.\u003cbr\u003eBut the deer just ignored it. Was volume to low?\u003cbr\u003eThe deer turned and disappeared.\u003cbr\u003eWas he gone? That is what I feared.\u003cbr\u003eSuddenly he popped out – he was moving fast.\u003cbr\u003eBefore I could draw my bow, he ran past…\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Archway Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47174756172016,"sku":"9781480808386","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781480808386_p0.jpg?v=1763620446","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781480808386","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}