{"product_id":"9780595425259","title":"Don't Depend on God: And Other Short Shorts","description":"\u003cp\u003eDON'T DEPEND ON GOD Janice Tarbox\u003cbr\u003e I've written hundreds of short stories. But then - I didn't start until I was sixty. I wrote one poem. This is that poem.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat Have I To Give To You?\u003cbr\u003e Bouquets of stars to spread on your bed\u003cbr\u003e Sabers of moonbeams crossed over your head\u003cbr\u003e Prisms of silhouettes to dance into view\u003cbr\u003e Oceans of laughter is your due\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWarmness and softness wherever you roam\u003cbr\u003e A home full of peace high up on the dome\u003cbr\u003e Spoons, cups and bowls of overflowing joy\u003cbr\u003e Genuineness and thoroughness wound up in a coil\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI am your master your servant your friend\u003cbr\u003e Bursting with bubbles to make amends\u003cbr\u003e Barrels of nothingness to fill with Eureka's\u003cbr\u003e Sunsets of colors unable to speak of\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSilence so strong ghosts hear your songs\u003cbr\u003e Hangers of king's robes that you may put on\u003cbr\u003e Mountains and valleys of sweet perfumed flowers\u003cbr\u003e Truckloads of riches to claim as your dower\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs like whales living deep down in the sea\u003cbr\u003e With immeasurable freedom you are to be\u003cbr\u003e Strings and ribbons of family and friends\u003cbr\u003e Wisdom beyond every monk and amen\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCome here, come here take all that I've said\u003cbr\u003e I've a huge reservoir just waiting to spread\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBefore that year of sixty, my husband and I were foster parents for ten years. I had a real knack for making babies happy. But then - I was very sad inside my head.\u003cbr\u003e After having written hundreds of short stories, and one poem, I decided to write some lyrics to a favorite melody of mine - \"Ashokan Farewell\" by Jay Ungar. It was composed for the PBS miniseries \"The Civil War.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI am love come stay with me Here it's warm and soft and cool I'm a stone I'm a tree The sun is my strength\u003cbr\u003e It is light and living free Take the step along my path The breath of a bee The moon is my beauty\u003cbr\u003e You won't miss what's out there We'll laugh and we'll sing and A hill and a cloud And now and forever\u003cbr\u003e For others to be. We'll be everything. Come fly with me. I am that I am.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat started my writing short stories was a quote from Joel S. Goldsmith, from his book titled \"Consciousness Is What I Am.\" \"Nothing can come into our experience except through our consciousness, so what our life will be depends on what we entertain in consciousness.\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"iUniverse, Incorporated","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48466403885297,"sku":"9780595425259","price":8.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0674\/5433\/7265\/files\/9780595425259_p0.jpg?v=1785643074","url":"https:\/\/shop.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780595425259","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble","version":"1.0","type":"link"}