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The Thing Ahead

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On the crust of a fresh fall,

a beginning that may or may-not be

around the corner.

But so I will do the wait or the talk –

I will deal with the bloody aftermath

and press my hands together.

There’s not much more that can be taken –

the pipes are frozen and nothing liquid is getting through.

The maggots are worshipping the corpse again

like specks of spotted mould settling on society’s throne.

I relate to the stone, and also to the sea

that thrashes against the stone and breaks it down.

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Copyright © 2004 by Allison Grayhurst

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First published in “Writers Haven – Verse Land”

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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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