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On The Overpass
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I will wait on the icy throne
as midnight steals my shadow.
All of this is thread
and ceremonial bell, pure pain, an inspiration
that will never come again.
I will wait on the bed, staring into crystal fragments
cured of the hot weather, but still poisoned by
time and how it never stops in spite
of commitment or intensity, in spite of how it makes you
wait and not perish from simple feeling, and how
the house breaks down and happiness is arbitrary, flowers
for a while and then
falls.
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Copyright © 2010 by Allison Grayhurst
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Published in “The Stray Branch Fall/Winter 2016” October 2016
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First published in “Novelmasters” April 2015
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http://www.novelmasters.org/five-poems-allison-greyhurst-i-still-think-of-you/
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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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Reviews of ‘Pushing Through the Jelly Fire’:
“This, (Pushing Through the Jelly Fire) is my second favorite book of poetry by Allison Grayhurst. I have it in paperback. I read a lot of poetry across a lot of blogs but Grayhurst’s work stands above the crowd and is of tremendous quality. I highly recommend this and The River is Blind. Her quality of writing is of a high standard and never ceases to lift my spirits as I turn pages in paperback or kindle,” Bruce Ruston, poet, photographer, founding editor of The Poetry Jar.
“Another Grayhurst masterpiece, Allison’s work has inspired me to continue creating and reading poetry,” Ann Johnson-Murphree, poet.
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