{"product_id":"beyond-the-delta-david-ryrie-brink-9781634137638","title":"Beyond the Delta","description":"In his long-awaited debut, poet David Ryrie Brink shares a remarkable and carefully culled collection of his work. Inspired by what he's experienced and seen throughout his 96+ years of life on this earth, he gives it to us through the lens of his unique filter and perspective.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eSo soon our tiny craft is launched\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eUpon the river's teeming flood, \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eTo toss and twist as wills the stream, \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhile those who launched us drift away\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eOr disappear in eddied swells, \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eAnd leave us without motive force\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eTo sail upstream, reversing course, \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eYet strength to dock at ports of call.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eAnd so we stop at many ports -\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eSome ports of learning, ports of work, \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eAnd ports of friendship, ports of love, \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eAnd ports of help, of parenthood.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eBut many ports along the way\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eWe pass, aware we can't return.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eSo long the trip, so slow the stream, \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eSo many ports unvisited.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eAnd, in the end, so much alone, \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eUntil, at last, we reach the sea -\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eBeyond the delta's farthest sands\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eAnd float the limitless unknown\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-The Voyage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Ryrie Brink\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1634137639\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781634137638\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Mill City Press, Inc\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/12\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 104\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.33lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.22d","brand":"David Ryrie Brink","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44129573110015,"sku":"9781634137638","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_330db80b-1728-482c-9f5a-9abe31943c72.jpg?v=1687464649","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/beyond-the-delta-david-ryrie-brink-9781634137638","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}