{"product_id":"two-bowls-of-joy-danie-botha-9781999462017","title":"Two Bowls of Joy: A collection of 50 poems","description":"\u003cb\u003eToo often, joy is lacking from our lives . . .\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis debut poetry collection takes a slanted view at five aspects of being human: life, love, loss, longing, and laughter. Pain and struggle and suffering is a given in life-for some more than others. Joy is inseparable from sorrow and pain; joy finds its footing in the latter. \u003cbr\u003eEach day, each morning, we have a choice to make: misery or joy. Joy is the better option. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eFirst thing after sunrise, scoop two bowls of joy-manna from the desert floor;one you soak your heart in, the other pour it out: on friendand foe and foreigner-the only, only wayfor peace to stay\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eTwo bowls of joy to you!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDanie Botha was born in Zambia. He completed his school education and medical training in South Africa. He is the author of three novels and lives in Canada.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eInterview with the Author\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQ - What makes Two Bowls of Joy a unique book?\u003c\/b\u003eA - Several things. TBOJ is a debut poetry collection. I had chosen to include fifty poems, written over a two-and-a-half-year period. The poems vary greatly in style, format, tone, and length. Included are thirteen pen-sketches by the author, accompanying specific poems. Poetry writing came to me only later in my life, years after I started writing long-form fiction. Writing has saved my life on more than one occasion. I discovered in 2017, amid profound personal loss, how writing short-form fiction and poetry, brought relief from mental anguish much faster than long-form fiction ever could.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQ - Why should readers bother reading this collection?\u003c\/b\u003eA - Too often, joy is lacking in our lives. The poems take a long and hard (and sometimes tongue-in-the-cheek) look at life, love, loss, longing, laughter, and joy. It delves into pain and suffering and illness and misery and meaning but also into hope and light and beauty and wonder and healing. Misery or joy is a daily choice. Joy is the better option!\u003cbr\u003eThank you for reading!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTBOJ Categories: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e[Books \u0026gt; Literature \u0026gt; Poetry][Books \u0026gt; Nonfiction \u0026gt; Poetry \u0026gt; Canadian poetry][Books \u0026gt; Literature \u0026gt; Poetry \u0026gt; Love poems][Books \u0026gt; Nonfiction \u0026gt; Poetry \u0026gt; Illustrated poems][Books \u0026gt; Literature \u0026gt; Poetry \u0026gt; Life poems \u0026gt; Loss poems][Books \u0026gt; Nonfiction \u0026gt; Poetry \u0026gt; Joy poems][Books \u0026gt; Literature \u0026gt; Poetry \u0026gt; Family poems][Books \u0026gt; Nonfiction \u0026gt; Poetry \u0026gt; Christian poems \u0026gt; Faith poems][Books \u0026gt; Poetry \u0026gt; International poems \u0026gt; World poems \u0026gt; Afro-Canadian poems][Books \u0026gt; Nonfiction \u0026gt; Poetry \u0026gt; Medical poems \u0026gt; Healing poems][Books \u0026gt; Poetry \u0026gt; Debut poetry collection \u0026gt; Illustrated poems]\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Danie Botha\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1999462017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781999462017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Charbellini Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/08\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 118\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.37lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.25d","brand":"Danie Botha","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48440268292351,"sku":"9781999462017","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_419ea28d-e6d9-484d-886e-da7554ab48cc.jpg?v=1777181306","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/two-bowls-of-joy-danie-botha-9781999462017","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}