{"product_id":"it-rained-the-day-my-steve-anc-9798387038495","title":"It Rained the Day My Father Died: The Droplets of Grief in the Grave","description":"\u003cb\u003eWritten by a man who saw the day his father died. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWritten by a man who saw rain with thunder and lightning.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWritten to the man, who could read between the lines; who had felt the pain of the loss of a loved one at one time or another. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eHe who could purchase spare time to ponder on the reason for living. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eHe who sits on the seat of now with the touch of memory of after now.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eHe who remembers the merriment and the memory after the merriment.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWritten to a man with either a church or a creed.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWritten for all men regardless of birth.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eBy free or fair, live for now with a fair heart, for the joy of life is in now and the pain of the dead is in the grief.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eReviews\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"I just read \u003cb\u003eOde to the Moon\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eHope, \u003c\/b\u003e and the \u003cb\u003eintro\u003c\/b\u003e of your book and had to have a little cry...you know that I lost my mother three years ago? It touched that part of me, so seen from art's point of view, you did very well.\"\u003cb\u003e Brigitte Gerlach, author of Pteridophyta and Autumnfire, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eGerman\u003c\/b\u003ey \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThank you for sharing this wonderful book of poetry with me. I lost my best friend at the beginning of Covid, and it's been very difficult. I enjoy reading poetry from other poets' points of view. You did an excellent job. 5 stars\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Steve Anc\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 8387038490\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798387038495\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/14\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 76\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.16d","brand":"Steve Anc","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44583926792447,"sku":"9798387038495","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6ca855d1-2543-459e-bde4-7b5456442292.jpg?v=1701884303","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/it-rained-the-day-my-steve-anc-9798387038495","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}