{"product_id":"still-water-days-paperback","title":"Still-Water Days - 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\u003ePenny Harter\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe poems in \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eStill-Water Days\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e are like prayers to the universe and to the universe in each of us. These are songs of earth, the sea, the galaxy, the cello as well as \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003edissonant songs from those sleepless neon streets\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e Through memories, dreams, and the powers of observation, the poet brings us poems that fill the silence of this pandemic isolation. We walk the paths of the poet, become lost, become found, understand the bittersweetness of life, yet \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003enever let bitter take the lead\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e These are poems of joy, mystery, and sorrow that fill us with gratitude, hope, and the healing power of nature.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-Carole MacRury, Author of \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eIn the Company of Crows: Haiku and Tanka Between the Tides\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDelving into day-to-day experiences with nature, memories, and dreams, Penny Harter writes a love-letter to life itself as she navigates her way through the restraining orders of the pandemic. The poems in \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eStill-Water Days\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e are roadmap poems through troubled times to the hopeful place of better times ahead. This collection of heartfelt passage is an accessible and indelible triumph of spirit. As Penny relates in her title poem, \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eI gather clouds from blue waters, fill the \/ chambers of my heart with gentle murmurs, \/ find comfort in their slow shape-shifting \/ that mirrors my own, these still-water days.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-Tom Clausen, Photographer, Poet, and Author of \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eGrowing Late\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003e Snapshot Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this new collection of intensely spiritual poems, readers find a kind of compressed storytelling that speaks both lyrically and narratively to our place on history's timeline. Characterized by textured emotional centers, clarity of form and expression, and a strong closeness to the natural world that is buttressed by the human spirit, these poems create a poetry of relationships that often points to a particular truth or leads readers to think more deeply about their own truths. Written during the Covid pandemic, Harter's poems embrace all that is haunting and all that is hopeful.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-Adele Kenny, Poetry Editor of \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eTiferet Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 70\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.17 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 24, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53344367149363,"sku":"9781954353497","price":29.28,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/9V-mcfZfoE9781954353497.webp?v=1778725227","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/still-water-days-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}