{"product_id":"fertile-decay-glory-cumbow-9781955581530","title":"Fertile Decay","description":"\u003cp\u003eMany poems by Glory Cumbow like this: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFertile Decay\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI'm ready.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's time for a compost pile.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst come the eggshells \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethat I had to tiptoe on\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eso as not to offend you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen come the dry leaves\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efrom the bushes I had to beat around\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eso that you never had to face the truth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNext are the banana peels, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe traps of deceit \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eyou laid down to slip me up.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter that, I dump in the clippings\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethat I had to cut down \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eto reveal your identity\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eas a snake in the grass.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFinally, I sprinkle in the ashes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efrom the letters and pictures\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethat I set aflame.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis pile is rotten, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ereeking of death.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut my, oh my, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ejust wait and see\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe life I will be able to grow\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efrom this fertile decay.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Glory Cumbow\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1955581533\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781955581530\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Parson's Porch\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 94\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.19d","brand":"Glory Cumbow","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44077039943935,"sku":"9781955581530","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_bb9fc555-b61f-4209-b797-786dc65ed49c.jpg?v=1685468004","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/fertile-decay-glory-cumbow-9781955581530","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}