{"product_id":"bark-ink-tee-baker-9781800317994","title":"Bark \u0026 Ink","description":"If growth had a colour\u003cbr\u003eWhat would it be?\u003cbr\u003eThe whitewash of love\u003cbr\u003eOr the deep blues of grief?\u003cbr\u003eOr buttery yellows\u003cbr\u003eFrom when we're at peace?\u003cbr\u003eWould growth be inked out in black\u003cbr\u003eFrom the rages it's seen?\u003cbr\u003eMaybe... perhaps growth is just green.\u003cbr\u003eA bit brown at the roots\u003cbr\u003eAnd flowers in season\u003cbr\u003ePre-determined by theme\u003cbr\u003eOf God, loss or love\u003cbr\u003eOr maybe all three.\u003cbr\u003eSee I've been doing some thinking\u003cbr\u003eAnd have come to believe\u003cbr\u003eThat growth isn't one colour\u003cbr\u003eBut a glorious medley.\u003cbr\u003e- TEE BAKER\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBark and Ink\u003c\/i\u003e is a journey of words on growth. Baker reflects from the moment seeds are first sown into the earth and foundations are laid, to the far reaching roots of faith and love beneath the dark surface, before eventually blossoming into green shoots of realisation, new beginnings and hope. Readers are encouraged to accept the blunt and simple truth of it all, from the beat of a butterfly wing signalling new love, to the sour silence surrounding relationships we thought would never go wrong and we would hold onto forever. Each poem is preceded by a single key word and its dictionary definition, sometimes altered to give better personal understanding of the poet, thus inviting us to read between the lines. Whilst growth is always a beautiful process, Baker warns that \"sometimes seeds are sown sick. Sometimes roots rot. And sometimes shoots never come to full bloom.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tee Baker\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1800317999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781800317994\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New Generation Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/06\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 238\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.58lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.55d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tee Baker","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46489331368191,"sku":"9781800317994","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_dab80946-af4e-4faa-b2c0-5bb8e857f94f.jpg?v=1736953227","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/bark-ink-tee-baker-9781800317994","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}