{"product_id":"forces-lisa-stice-9781953665003","title":"Forces: Poems","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWORDS OF STRENGTH, PEACE, AND INSPIRATION FOR MILITARY FAMILIES-AND THE PEOPLE WHO LOVE THEM!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eInspired by great works of visual art, writing, and sculpture\u003c\/b\u003e-as well as small moments observed alongside her home-schooled daughter and beloved dog Seamus-\u003cb\u003epoet and U.S. Marine Corps spouse Lisa Stice explores the invisible forces and frictions at work in our lives.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Stice is a master of \u003cb\u003equiet revelation and connection\u003c\/b\u003e,\" says the publisher. \"Her words illuminate how to \u003cb\u003efind beauty, wonder, calm, and strength\u003c\/b\u003e in a world that too often feels filled with ugliness and chaos.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor example, in \u003cb\u003e\"Woman Holding a Balance,\" \u003c\/b\u003eStice considers the image of Johannes Vermeer's 1664 painting of the same name, revealing the grounded strength within: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ebehind her: \u003cbr\u003ea healing grace\u003cbr\u003ethe salvation of forgiveness\u003cbr\u003epromise and sacrifice\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ebefore her: \u003cbr\u003evalue weighed\u003cbr\u003ean equal measure\u003cbr\u003edignity and decorum\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewithin her: \u003cbr\u003eblood of generations\u003cbr\u003enurturing warmth\u003cbr\u003ea round-cheeked future\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd, in \u003cb\u003e\"While Daddy's at Training, Our Daughter Asks Questions\" \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI don't know how to explain 35,000 feet-\u003cbr\u003eall I can say is it's very high-yes, far above\u003cbr\u003eour house and those trees, but no, not beyond\u003cbr\u003ethe moon or the stars-and \u003ci\u003ehow far are those?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003ebut I don't know how to explain that either.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhen will he be back?\u003c\/i\u003e-so I count the days, \u003cbr\u003epoint to them on the calendar-\u003ci\u003ewhat is it like\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ein the sky?\u003c\/i\u003e-I say I know it's cold and difficult\u003cbr\u003eto breathe, but I don't know how to explain\u003cbr\u003e50 below or the partial pressure of oxygen.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe pretends to be an airplane-\u003ci\u003ecan I skydive?\u003c\/i\u003e-\u003cbr\u003eand I say when you are much older, but I don't\u003cbr\u003eknow if I'd want her to-she counts backwards\u003cbr\u003ethen jumps her couple inches-and my heart\u003cbr\u003erises before it falls back into place again.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lisa Stice\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1953665004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781953665003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle West Press LLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/08\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 124\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":"Lisa Stice","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44077007274239,"sku":"9781953665003","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1497ff69-2ba3-46a8-aa35-15059d320b68.jpg?v=1685467868","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/forces-lisa-stice-9781953665003","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}