{"product_id":"beyond-the-delta-paperback","title":"Beyond the Delta - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid Ryrie Brink\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn his long-awaited debut, poet David Ryrie Brink shares a remarkable and carefully culled collection of his work. Inspired by what he's experienced and seen throughout his 96+ years of life on this earth, he gives it to us through the lens of his unique filter and perspective.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eSo soon our tiny craft is launched\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eUpon the river's teeming flood, \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eTo toss and twist as wills the stream, \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhile those who launched us drift away\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eOr disappear in eddied swells, \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eAnd leave us without motive force\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eTo sail upstream, reversing course, \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eYet strength to dock at ports of call.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eAnd so we stop at many ports -\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eSome ports of learning, ports of work, \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eAnd ports of friendship, ports of love, \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eAnd ports of help, of parenthood.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eBut many ports along the way\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eWe pass, aware we can't return.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eSo long the trip, so slow the stream, \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eSo many ports unvisited.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eAnd, in the end, so much alone, \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eUntil, at last, we reach the sea -\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eBeyond the delta's farthest sands\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eAnd float the limitless unknown\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-The Voyage\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 104\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.22 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 12, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42713941114943,"sku":"9781634137638","price":31.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/64a813b6e0b40e10a8b30ca37df7ab56.webp?v=1765066435","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/beyond-the-delta-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}