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Out From Under
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Simple beginnings,
a tear finally released –
a gleam, gentle as a dying flame.
Breaking slowly the crust of
dull months, the muddied fury
of being carried by the tide
and never holding the promised chalice.
A shape, a shade never seen
rising like the shadow of a walking giant
over my rooftop, down the eavestroughs
into my empty bowl.
Moonlight is slow. A body stretches
and pulses with new song.
Rosebuds are stirring from winter’s slumber.
By and by the days
are moving forward –
a drop falling through.
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Copyright © 2004 by Allison Grayhurst
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First published in “Peeking Cat Poetry Magazine – Issue 5” April 2015
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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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What an enchanting piece.
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