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Slice the pony

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in the pocket –

a child’s gift that ran the gamut.

And now we are onto more elaborate toys,

finding meaning in the pebbles left on the road

and finding hope inside a risk. Because of so many things

lost and remade, I have been left without a plan

but to lean without shame or resistance on

the bosom of God. That is the role, the flesh

and backbone combined. There is only this place

and this time and then – death, like a miracle

in the fishtank of existence. Death like sunshine

in the lonely eye. Death like the taste of a red pepper.

Because I know it is all for you and all is given

by you – we sing, we paint our stories – this story

rich with surprises and laden with disappointments.

I sing and paint and wish for other things,

though I am satisfied with love and with the way

you see fit to carry me across.

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Copyright © 2004 by Allison Grayhurst

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First publishing in “Bursting Plethora of Rainbow Colors” titled as “Me and Mine”

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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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