{"product_id":"575-snapshots-in-haiku-9781665762151","title":"575: snapshots in haiku","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Haiku is simplicity-brevity is the structure from which its simplicity is driven. Dating back more than four hundred years in Japanese culture, the power comes from the unwritten-what is left out. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In a collection of 380 sights, sounds, and other lyrical glimpses from a year of his life, R. Jeffries shares contemporary haiku that provides encouragement to seek the beauty in the simple gifts and small moments that accompany every day. Through his poetic reflections, others will journey through the sights and seasons of nature as well as experiences and senses that broaden the path to enlightenment and inspiration to view life as a gift filled with beautiful moments. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 5 7 5 shares haiku gathered from one man's year-long journey of reflections on life, his daily experiences, and the world around him. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e When did I last run, \u003cbr\u003e full speed as if I were chased?\u003cbr\u003e That marked childhood's end. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e When did I last jump, \u003cbr\u003e Touching my knees to my chin?\u003cbr\u003e Silly is sad gone. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e When did I last sob, \u003cbr\u003e Unashamed at how it looked?\u003cbr\u003e The poison remains.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Archway Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50923632099602,"sku":"9781665762151","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_cab19da5-6e2a-41c8-8b83-7524b3177951.jpg?v=1738958429","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/575-snapshots-in-haiku-9781665762151","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}