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I Know That
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I know that faith
ebbs and flows, sometimes
larger, then hardly there
at all.
I know my faith
is often all I own,
though barely visible,
crushed under
the world’s forearm.
I know to sing and that singing
can be freedom no matter
the crack and heel.
I know to love
for love is what remains
when nothing else renews.
I know to pray like breathing.
I know there is forgiveness
for what I fail to do,
and mercy is there for me to receive
like water.
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Copyright © 2004 by Allison Grayhurst
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First published in “The Write Room”
http://www.thewritemag.com/poetry/i-know-that/
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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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A fine good friday posting/ God bless
Yes, I know these things, too.
I am really digging the soul and feel of this, I get it! great expression!
What a wonderful prayer to read on Easter morning! No matter what faith tradition anyone might follow. The two poems I’ve read today, Allison, are as clear and fresh as water tumbling over stones out of the San Juan Mountains. Achieving that clarity is as difficult as any other task a writer might take during that lifetime. It is not a necessary component of poetry. The puzzles spun out by Jim Heinz, ExtraSimilie, have their place in the body of poetry as do more complex poems that are not as challenging as those done by Jim. You are a true poet. These two poems are worth celebrating, although the truth is that much of what you write is worth celebrating.