{"product_id":"barefoot-boy-larry-g-aaron-9780595395552","title":"Barefoot Boy: An Anthology of Blue Ridge Poems","description":"\u003ci\u003eBarefoot Boy\u003c\/i\u003e brings back the idyllic days of childhood in the Blue Ridge Mountains----picking up stones by the creek bank, chasing bumblebees, swinging from grapevines, gathering blackberries, and being immersed in nature's symphony of sounds.  \u003cp\u003eReminiscing about the old homeplace, granddad playing his banjo and sharing his tall tales, and how life on the farm reflects the cycles of life offer the flavor of those bygone days. Selections such as Saying Goodbye reflect on lonesome times and The Oldtimer on threatening changes. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe beauty of nature is both magnified and personified in Hopes and Dreams, Autumn Leaves and \u003ci\u003eOn Broadway\u003c\/i\u003e. The spirituality of the creation is highlighted in \u003ci\u003eLazarus\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eGoliath\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eIce Cathedral\u003c\/i\u003e just as \u003ci\u003eThe Legend of the Robin\u003c\/i\u003e memorializes the Crucifixion and \u003ci\u003eThe Butterfly\u003c\/i\u003e the brevity of life. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Oak Tree\u003c\/i\u003e becomes nature's archive. In \u003ci\u003ePerspective\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLonesome Bill\u003c\/i\u003e gaiety and gravity are juxtaposed. Even \u003ci\u003eThe Congregation\u003c\/i\u003e draws on humor in a dream about Blue Ridge flowers. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBarefoot Boy\u003c\/i\u003e is about modern man's need for nature's touch and the natural spirituality associated with a simpler life seemingly out of reach in contemporary times. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Larry G. Aaron\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0595395554\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780595395552\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e iUniverse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 76\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.27lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.18d","brand":"Larry G. Aaron","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48443563770111,"sku":"9780595395552","price":10.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2fcdfc58-76e9-4bd7-b2ea-659cc7e41855.jpg?v=1777206316","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/barefoot-boy-larry-g-aaron-9780595395552","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}