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Falling

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But one belief, one knowing

that absorbs every desire into

its invisible womb. Simple

like a good taste on the tongue.

Perfect as heaven in the eyes.

But one brave surrender, to open

every book and turn on all the lights.

One mind graced with trusting,

sure of the warmth surrounding and of

tenderness in every destroyed hope.

More real than the corners of a table

or the crisp red of a rose.

More real than the shingles on rooftops

or the touch of a spider’s web.

But the one thing unalterable, stronger

than death, than change, than the broken heart.

But one thing to give up all else,

where disappointments, fantasies and greed

melt like candyfloss in the mouth,

and time is the gift given to learn

the infinite dimensions of love.

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Copyright © 2000 by Allison Grayhurst

 

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First published in “The Poetry Jar”, 2013

http://poetryajar.wordpress.com/2013/02/01/falling-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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