{"product_id":"hugging-this-rock-jeff-mlady-9780996931748","title":"Hugging This Rock: Poems of Earth \u0026 Sky, Love \u0026 War","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn a new collection of \u003cb\u003epoetry about life and war as a pilot, parent, and outdoor sports enthusiast\u003c\/b\u003e, Northeastern Minnesota author Eric \"Shmo\" Chandler delivers plenty in \u003cb\u003elaughs and love-of family, of country, and of navigating one's place in the world\u003c\/b\u003e. Whether soaring at 40,000 feet, or carefully considering the flowers he encounters by the trail, his words are \u003cb\u003erich with insight and humor\u003c\/b\u003e. Here's one of his poems ...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e◆◆◆◆◆\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"I Can Already Hear It\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAfterwards, \u003cbr\u003ethe flags sprouted up like flowers, \u003cbr\u003ean explosion of unity.\u003cbr\u003eI was old enough to know\u003cbr\u003ethey would tatter and fade\u003cbr\u003elike the public's passions.\u003cbr\u003eThe magnets that support the troops\u003cbr\u003ewould fall off the cars into the ditch.\u003cbr\u003eA good thing would turn into a demonstration\u003cbr\u003eof short attention spans. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eI could already see it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eI sit at my breakfast table.\u003cbr\u003eI read National Geographic and\u003cbr\u003ecrunch on some cereal.\u003cbr\u003eI'm old enough to know that the music drifting in from the other room\u003cbr\u003ewon't last.\u003cbr\u003eMy kids will grow up and leave home.\u003cbr\u003eThe piano that I don't know how to play\u003cbr\u003ewill fall silent. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eI can already hear it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jeff Mlady, Eric Chandler\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0996931740\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780996931748\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\/27\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 118\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.28d","brand":"Jeff Mlady","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43947652972799,"sku":"9780996931748","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_aa129db1-fc95-41e4-a469-5b03366ac2eb.jpg?v=1681519989","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/hugging-this-rock-jeff-mlady-9780996931748","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}