{"product_id":"my-spirit-is-like-the-eagle-paperback","title":"My Spirit Is Like the Eagle - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eMy Spirit Is Like the Eagle begins with a poem sharing its title with the book. The central image of the poet as an eagle provides a unique introduction to the variety of themes in this poetry collection. Some verses soar high above the landscape, while others swoop down from the heights to grasp the small gestures that make up daily life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePoet Roy Forrester has Parkinson's disease, and it has changed his world dramatically. What began as a poem to his wife expressing his love for her has turned into a dynamic collection of poetry on many different topics, from love and passion to humour. He also writes of the frustrations he encounters with his disease. This debut poetry collection represents the end of a long journey for Forrester, and he invites you to join him in considering that journey.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMy spirit is like the eagle.\u003cbr\u003e\nIt is an illusion that I am bound to this earth by an aging body.\u003cbr\u003e\nIt is an illusion, as is life itself.\u003cbr\u003e\nIt is an illusion that this existence is finite.\u003cbr\u003e\nMy spirit is like the eagle.\u003cbr\u003e\nI, too, scan the earth below,\u003cbr\u003e\nand though I search for sustenance,\u003cbr\u003e\nsustenance for my soul,\u003cbr\u003e\nit is the beauty of the journey which fulfils me.\u003cbr\u003e\n-from \"My Spirit Is Like the Eagle\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BalboaPressAU","offers":[{"title":"978-1452508689","offer_id":50569566683442,"sku":"My Spirit Is Like the Eagle - Paperback","price":30.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0718\/8922\/3986\/files\/6117-6JkAZL._SL1360.jpg?v=1761898175","url":"https:\/\/greylooponline.com\/products\/my-spirit-is-like-the-eagle-paperback","provider":"greylooponline.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}