{"product_id":"eternal-first-glance-john-smith-9798950061103","title":"Eternal First Glance: A Sonnet Sequence of Faithful Love","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEternal First Glance: Sonnets of Love's Beginning\u003c\/strong\u003e is a luminous collection of one hundred sonnets tracing the sacred journey of love-from its quiet awakening to its enduring, transformative depth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeginning with a single glance, these poems explore the unseen moments where connection is born: the silence before words, the recognition before understanding, the feeling before definition. From that fragile beginning, the collection unfolds across love's full landscape-longing, trust, intimacy, fracture, loss, and the quiet decision to remain.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith lyrical precision and emotional honesty, John David Smith presents love not as fleeting emotion, but as a living covenant-one that deepens through presence, matures through grace, and endures through choice. Each section builds upon the last, guiding the reader from discovery to devotion, from devotion to testing, and from testing to a love that is no longer fragile, but forged.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese sonnets honor both the beauty and the cost of loving well. They give language to what is often felt but rarely spoken-the ache of absence, the weight of memory, the healing found in return, and the quiet strength required to stay.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor those who have loved deeply, lost honestly, and still believe in something lasting, Eternal First Glance is both a mirror and a companion-a testament that even the briefest moment can echo into eternity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Smith\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798950061103\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Scribe \u0026amp; Canvas Publishing LLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 136\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.68lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.44d","brand":"John Smith","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48852868858111,"sku":"9798950061103","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/eternal-first-glance-john-smith-9798950061103","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}