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Arrived

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The rhythms of sleep on the bed,

heavy as a grieving eye

are found formed together

in open conversation.

We believed in the living word,

wild with inspiration. And drowning,

we still believe as we wade in these

bad feelings and a difficult disease.

There could be a swift rescue.

There could be captivity,

but the plan of God is greater

than this inept inheritance.

Constellations, I know nothing of.

But I know the countryside, and I know

a family of the deepest purity.

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Copyright © 2004 by Allison Grayhurst

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First published in “The Furious Gazelle” June 2015

http://thefuriousgazelle.com/2015/06/16/allison-grayhurst/

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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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