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On Solid Ground

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Beyond the chiseled-out hole,

beyond the seed that died on fertile ground

and the inseparable mourning doves,

meaning will be restored, maybe never grasped,

but down deep the turbulent waters will cease

and the chaos that reigns where there should have been love

will only be the surface coat, will be a storm

outside that cannot touch me in my house

or scratch at the scar in my open eyes.

Meaning is here because I choose God, and in doing so,

I am chosen. God will be more than just my rescue,

will be my Kabala spelled out in simple form.

God is now the pin

in this gloomy bubble, the reliever of senselessness,

the groom that dispels any doubt.

God has provided me a horse to sit upon –

here with my companion there is a loyalty between us

that no despair can swallow.

There is a connection that grows, that I know

angels and other heavenly creatures

will rush to defend.

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Copyright © 2010 by Allison Grayhurst

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First published in “PoetryMagazine”, Fall 2011

    

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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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