{"product_id":"when-the-bough-breaks-poems-paperback-1","title":"When the Bough Breaks - Poems - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDiane Mintz\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn these poems Diane Mintz struggles to restore herself to life after the death of her son. Grief is the other side of love and no amount of will can forestall its cascade of exquisite pain. Through the process of writing these poems, allowing grief to take its toll, slowly she begins to feel the pulse of life again.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom \u003cstrong\u003eOde to Life\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI stay alive for the children - the newborns, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe adolescents, the teenagers, the lost and the \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003esearching, the groping and the yearning - who will \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003einherit our gorgeous and broken world. I wish them \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eluck and forbearance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI stay alive to honor you my dear son. You who loved \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eso deeply. I am keeping your love for life alive. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMay your memory live on.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 78\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.19 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 17, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48444912402653,"sku":"9798234043221","price":11.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/XV1cA2a23l9798234043221_ef8cc53f-9cdf-4564-aebf-ae6144665dd2.webp?v=1787759935","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/when-the-bough-breaks-poems-paperback-1","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}