{"product_id":"9781699515150","title":"The Toll Bridge, Poetry","description":"Previously published as Over the Shoulder, bibliographic poetry (LukivPress Online, Quesnel, BC, 2007). \/\/ An excerpt \/\/ Arctic Killer \/\/ Polar bear: \/ Hiding, \/ With a paw, \/ Your black nose \/ (Ingenious) \/ As you stalk prey. \/ You're eidolic, \/ A Portuguese man-of-war, \/ To the flesh \/ You eat. \/\/ Photographer-pilots \/ \"Captured\" you \/ In your white desert: \/ Click. \/ But you, \/ In an 8 by 10 paradox, \/ Weren't there, \/ Like a Hollywood vampire \/ Without a virtual \/ Image. \/\/ Even infrared fails \/ To capture you \/ Who, \/ Like a black hole, \/ Harvests solar heat \/ That black skin \/ Absorbs. \/\/ Ultraviolet film \/ Exposes you: \/ A great, \/ Black amoeba, \/ As unphotogenic as \/ The small, \/ White seals \/ (They too are \/ Heat-absorbing miracles) \/ That you eat. \/\/ You stalk men-- \/ You, \/ The most beautiful \/ Of all bears \/ (Some say)-- \/ Just as Nimrod \/ Stalked men \/ In war-play. \/\/ In a zoo-cage \/ You're adored \/ By awe-struck children \/ (\"He's so cute!\"), \/\/ But in the wild, \/ Face to face, \/ You're a gargoyle \/ With teeth \/ That kill.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e• \u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eDan Lukiv\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e• \u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eIndependently Published\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e• \u003cb\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/b\u003eOct 13, 2019\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e• \u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003c\/b\u003e41 pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e• \u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e• \u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e• \u003cb\u003eISBN-10: \u003c\/b\u003e1699515158\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e• \u003cb\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/b\u003e9781699515150\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Independently Published","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50365575659825,"sku":"9781699515150","price":12.61,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0798\/8215\/8385\/files\/9781699515150__30993.jpg?v=1732476879","url":"https:\/\/www.recomparo.com\/products\/9781699515150","provider":"ReComparo.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}