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All the Light

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All the light from the beginning

remains – even as long as time

and then, continuing on so that distraction

and fears blot out the exuberance, and sometimes

nullify with the dark chains that bind us to the funeral

ground, to the alcoholic’s breath and to the child,

too abused to even cry. That the sacred chalice

gets ripped like a paper cup means nothing, because

the light from the beginning remains with the intensity

it was born with, remains and cannot be removed.

And the light between us – sliced cruelly like a cow

into thin fragments for consumption, like that cow, still

has a soul, somewhere hovering in happy pastures, loving

all the while, like in the beginning, when it was born –

beautiful, knowing only its first intake of breath and

the sweet nectar of its mother’s protective warmth.

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Copyright © 2010 by Allison Grayhurst

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First published in “Black Poppy Review” June 2015

http://blackpoppyreview.blogspot.ca/2015/06/two-poems-by-allison-grayhurst.html

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“Allison Grayhurst intertwines a potent spirituality throughout her work so that each poem is not simply a statement or observation, but a revelation that demands the reader’s personal involvement. Grayhurst’s poetic genius is profound and evident. Her voice is uniquely authentic, undeniable in its dignified vulnerability as it is in its significance,” Kyp Harness, singer/songwriter, author.

“Allison Grayhurst’s poems are like cathedrals witnessing and articulating in unflinching graphic detail the gritty angst and grief of life, while taking it to rare clarity, calm and comfort. Grayhurst’s work is haunting, majestic and cleansing, often leaving one breathless in the wake of its intelligence, hope, faith and love amidst the muck of life. Many of Allison Grayhurst’s poems are simply masterpieces. Grayhurst’s poetry is a lighthouse of intelligent honour… indeed, intelligence rips through her work like white water,” Taylor Jane Green, Registered Spiritual Psychotherapist and author.

Reviews of ‘Pushing Through the Jelly Fire’:

“This, (Pushing Through the Jelly Fire) is my second favorite book of poetry by Allison Grayhurst. I have it in paperback. I read a lot of poetry across a lot of blogs but Grayhurst’s work stands above the crowd and is of tremendous quality. I highly recommend this and The River is Blind. Her quality of writing is of a high standard and never ceases to lift my spirits as I turn pages in paperback or kindle,” Bruce Ruston, poet, photographer, founding editor of The Poetry Jar.

“Another Grayhurst masterpiece, Allison’s work has inspired me to continue creating and reading poetry,” Ann Johnson-Murphree, poet.

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