{"product_id":"beyond-the-first-whereas-a-lawyers-odyssey-in-verse","title":"Beyond the First Whereas: A Lawyer's Odyssey in Verse","description":"Beyond the First Whereas is a witty, poignant, and refreshingly original poetic journey through the stages of a lawyer's life, from the first tentative steps toward law school to the triumphs, trials, and quiet revelations of practice.\n\nWith humor, insight, and emotional resonance, Mark Halliwell Smith captures the moments that shape a lawyer's path: the pressure of the LSAT, the camaraderie of study groups, the sting of a bad cold call, the rush of closing a deal, and the personal costs that sometimes come with professional success.\n\nWhether you're a seasoned attorney, a law student, or simply someone who loves poetry that plays with form and meaning, this collection invites you to reflect, smile, and see the law as a lawyer sees it, heart and soul (and in iambic tetrameter).\n\nWHEREAS, a lawyer's life unfolds\nIn cautious steps, with borrowed grace,\nFrom law school dreams the young heart holds\nTo battles fought with poise and pace.\nWHEREAS, the LSAT's quiet dread,\nThe cold call's sting, the study grind,\nGive way to briefs and deals ahead,\nAnd quiet truths we come to find.\nWHEREAS, the law can lift and bruise,\nIts gains hard-earned, its pains not small,\nYet even when the heart must lose,\nThere's purpose rising through it all.\nWHEREAS, these verses dare to show\nThe human side beneath the robe.\nWith wit and warmth, they let us know\nThe lawyer's life, around the globe.\nNOW, THEREFORE, let the reader see:\nThis book's not just for courts and class;\nIt charts my soul's own quiet plea\nTo delve beyond the first \"WHEREAS.\"\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 1958861758\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: LFV.1958861758.VG\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Very Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Smith, Mark Halliwell\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Book is in very good condition.  Clean with little to no signs of wear or markings highlights.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Books for Life","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46310363332805,"sku":"LFV.1958861758.VG","price":20.92,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.booksforlife.store\/products\/beyond-the-first-whereas-a-lawyers-odyssey-in-verse","provider":"Books for Life","version":"1.0","type":"link"}