{"product_id":"dreams-and-prayers-jonathan-lovelace-9798268185171","title":"Dreams and Prayers: Verses From a Wandering Mind","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWaken to the world of dreams.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eDreams and Prayers\u003c\/i\u003e is the overflow of a poet's strange and wonderful dreams, most cherished memories, fertile waking imagination, and heartfelt prayers-more than seventy poems in all, most but not all blank verse.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach of the book's three sections focuses its attention in a different direction: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMetaphors\u003c\/b\u003e draws images from nature, literature, history, and more.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDarkness falls, except the moon;\u003cbr\u003eA silver fog hangs above the ground.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMemory and Dreams\u003c\/b\u003e records unforgettable moments, happy years, and strange and wonderful dreams-those that left the dreamer hating to wake up.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFair friend, have I not wed you in my dreams?\u003cbr\u003eDraw near to me, as my lids droop towards sleep, \u003cbr\u003eAnd kiss me as I join you in my dream.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHigher Things\u003c\/b\u003e turns thoughts above, both in prayers addressed to God, meditation on Scripture, and religious reflection. The book closes with a series of poems based on the \"O Antiphons\".\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe wilting fields and thirsty forests prayed, \u003cbr\u003eAnd God heard and relented; rain has come, \u003cbr\u003eAnd filled the earth awhile again with green.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach poem is paired with a public-domain drawing, woodcut, or illustration.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTake up and read, and explore the images and memories, dreams and prayers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jonathan Lovelace\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798268185171\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/20\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 136\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.42lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.29d","brand":"Jonathan Lovelace","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49170877710591,"sku":"9798268185171","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/dreams-and-prayers-jonathan-lovelace-9798268185171","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}