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The Making of Dreams

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Landing lucky

this side of the threshold.

Nobody sees me. I see

what other eyes cannot. But

that is easy. It is not easy

to dilute my passion for the

distractions of duty. To hold

up the mirror and find a look

I’ve never known before.

Under the carpet the days collect

and erect a year of hardship and somehow,

remarkable glory. I know this is where

I am supposed to be. I know the price

and the food. Lights on. Lights off. Balance

is never the goal.

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Copyright © 2004 by Allison Grayhurst

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First published in “Poetry Pacific”

http://poetrypacific.blogspot.ca/2013/11/3-poems-by-allison-grayhurst.html

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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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