{"product_id":"letters-to-the-muse-iii-ajit-sripad-rao-nalkur-9781532030567","title":"Letters to the Muse III: Journey's End","description":"\u003cp\u003eA mesmerizing journey into the depths of love, Letters to the Muse III offers the very real possibility of realizing true love on earth, while retaining love's beautiful mystery. This collection is both personal and impersonal in its approach to the poetic muse. The personal poems describe how she appears to Nalkur in real life, while the impersonal poems delve into the deeper and higher aspects of her personality.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTake, for instance, this excerpt from \"A Spiritual Relationship: \"\u003cbr\u003e Her footprints bore upon the sands\u003cbr\u003e Of her timeless walk\u003cbr\u003e Across to where the hermit sang\u003cbr\u003e And to her spirit talked, \u003cbr\u003e Welcoming her presence in\u003cbr\u003e His life no more adrift\u003cbr\u003e With the winds of chance, romance\u003cbr\u003e His spirit came to lift.\u003cbr\u003e She settled by his side, her grace\u003cbr\u003e Gentle and so kind\u003cbr\u003e Was the hand upon his face\u003cbr\u003e Of tears that silenced mind;\u003cbr\u003e His grief exploded in relief\u003cbr\u003e To know she never left\u003cbr\u003e Him alone upon the beach\u003cbr\u003e Where separation wept.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe final volume of this trilogy, these poetic forays focus on Nalkur's vision of the future of his relationship with the muse, the first having covered the past and the second the present. Through this third collection, the poet hopes to achieve a fusion of both human and divine elements of the male-female attraction as an expression of true love.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ajit Sripad Rao Nalkur\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1532030568\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781532030567\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e iUniverse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/08\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.86lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.50d","brand":"Ajit Sripad Rao Nalkur","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48459331469567,"sku":"9781532030567","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_33e6a2b0-90b3-4740-8f1a-f1ce120856b9.jpg?v=1777409154","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/letters-to-the-muse-iii-ajit-sripad-rao-nalkur-9781532030567","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}