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The Mind That Sings
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The mind that sings
the stolen dream, remains
free from all that thievery.
I wait on tomorrow, though
I know life should be more
than waiting. So I paint
the cupboards in rainbow hues
and I speak the hidden part
to those I love, so no mistakes
will follow. I open doors I’d
rather close
just to trace an answer.
Copyright © 2006 by Allison Grayhurst
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First published in “Clockwise Cat, Issue 31, Clockcat Orange Spring/Summer 2015”, June 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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