{"product_id":"ripples-poems-paperback","title":"Ripples: Poems - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAhrend Torrey\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRipples invites an awakening-\"the sun lifting itself, over the fence, and the tree.\" As we read, \"a ripple wave appears ... a pine nut falls into the dark, still pond ...\" Dying monarchs, oily waters of the Mississippi, emaciated polar bears-the mindless rush of life is transformed through a meditation of the moment. Mindful observations allow us to see through our fears. Ask the delicate holy basil leaves why we live; watch it grow; steep tulsi; and hear \"There's not just you, there's us.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShock waves of the pandemic threaten to kill our abilities to feel and see: shameful social injustices alongside connections. \"Look at those two rivers ... Kneel on your knees in the boat. Lean over the edge at the very touching of the two-where the seagulls shimmer off the water-where sun glimmers. ... What do you see now, cupped in your palms? Not the dense brown, like first you saw, not the green-blue, but another color, another color.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePoems that help us acknowledge the disease of fear and hatred. How do we think about race, gender, and sexual orientation? \"Is our mind, our environment, \/ and our environment, our mind?\" Who are we as a culture of individuals? Self and Other start to bleed into each other. \"We paint on our face\" to try to function in a society that suffocates diversity, individuality, creativity. While \"one thing you can't control \/ is your heart.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 108\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.26 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 10, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68367495921885,"sku":"9781936671908","price":31.1,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/gBVVGVkZ8G9781936671908.webp?v=1793415130","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/ripples-poems-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}