{"product_id":"thirteen-moons-and-a-day-bob-jr-ambrose-9798901467169","title":"Thirteen Moons and a Day: Poems on Seasons Relived","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe poems of Bob Ambrose take me to the same place as the poems of Mary Oliver - an embedded presence in the natural world, over and over again, sometimes fierce, sometimes gentle, always evoking a second reading and then a third. A necessity for your bedside table or your backpack as you wander about. His gift is a blessing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eUrsula W. Goodenough\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, Professor Emerita, Biology and author, \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Sacred Depths of Nature\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmbrose's poetry is a balm for my soul. Small things - easily overlooked but immense in exquisite beauty or loss - spring into sharp focus in the poet's compassionate attention. \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eThirteen Moons\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eand a Day\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e delivers me into grounded mindfulness, beauty, delight, solastalgia, reverence, and wonder.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eJD Stillwater\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, Science Ambassador in the science-and-religion dialogue\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eThirteen Moons and a Day\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eis a beautiful immersion in our natural world, but a contemporary one with its asphalt, cameras and atomic clocks. A breathtaking outdoor excursion; a walk of special perception: equal in reverence for nature and life - a life well-lived.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eJason D. Keune, MD\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, General Surgeon, Board Member, the Religious Naturalist Association, and Council Member, the Institute of Religion in an Age of Science\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn inveterate observer of the natural world, Bob Ambrose in \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eThirteen Moons and a Day\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003epresents a loving, lyrical response to the seasons of that world and of our lives. The colors and life of the countryside are recorded with all humility (\"I did not earn this day\") and \"a fleeting sweetness.\" Though we possess \"soul[s] of dust and wind-borne chaff,\" we are called away from screen and book to moments of transcendence in these often achingly beautiful poems. Ambrose describes with amazing insight the feelings most of us have experienced. Indeed, don't we all know \"The Ache at the Edge of Autumn.\" \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eThirteen Moons and a Day\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e is a collection to enjoy and savor. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eSarah Gordon\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, Professor Emerita, English and author, \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eDistances, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Lost Thing, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eSix White Horses\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bob Jr. Ambrose\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798901467169\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Kelsay Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/20\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 146\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.31d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bob Jr. Ambrose","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49001473638655,"sku":"9798901467169","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/thirteen-moons-and-a-day-bob-jr-ambrose-9798901467169","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}