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Pathway
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The power
and the moon and the bride
ducking behind snow banks.
Weather, may I have you to own,
be reborn in the dead afternoon like
a hawk that circles the windless skies?
Sleep, with all the dreams and shapes of dreams
tucked in your mind like precious stones.
I carved you out of grain. I stalked your elusive
steps, looking for you at each corner. Down I went sliding
into open houses searching for your seed, but your seed was
a balloon I could not catch and my child-grip is short, as are
my obsessive desires. Too far down
is the raging river’s floor –
I am carried off. This time I will not panic,
but sink and imagine I am growing gills.
I will relax the burning
in my mind and enjoy the end and then give in
to the continuous flow.
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Copyright © 2010 by Allison Grayhurst
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Published in “Abramelin” , 2012
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http://thegiantgilamonsters.com/abramelin/?paged=4
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Published in “The Entroper”, 2012
http://theentroper.wordpress.com/2012/11/18/pathway-by-allison-grayhurst/
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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.
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OH my God…
I especially like:
“my child-grip is short, as are
my obsessive desires.
Too far down is the raging river’s floor –
I am carried off. This time I will not panic,
but sink and imagine I am growing gills. I will relax the
burning in my mind and enjoy the end and then give in
to the continuous flow.”
I love this one, Allison. I’ve been looking for yr more recent work, and I feel as though I’ve hit the jackpot.
Yr site here is quite unique w/ the sound of yr voice belting ’em out
(strong, sure, sharings is more like it) Thanx for yr bold intimacies. G.R.
Really reached deep down into my soul and heart plucking at emotions and slivers of dreams ~ we are so very blessed by your gift ~ Thank You!