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A Place For You

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It’s nice to have a place for you

among our tattered wares.

It’s good to hold onto what little light

breaks in unawares.

One time I was traveling through

nameless streets and unclaimed yards

aching with solitude. But that was when

life was spent on temporary truths.

The weather is good, whichever way I turn.

My mind is sure of only love and love only

brings on this weight.

Doubts move like maggots after the final blow.

Although doubts feed on a solid faith, they also cause

such a faith to grow.

It’s nice to be here half asleep watching

the grey outside.

One day soon our eyes will meet

and I will recognize your face

like a perfect lullaby.

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Copyright © 2004 by Allison Grayhurst

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First published in “Greensilk Journal” Fall 2014

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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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