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Small Thing

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Small chaos

surrounded by the plain,

brings flavour to the ordinary,

brings dance to the immobilized

and pattern to the monotone.

Small thing glistening

like a heart inexperienced in hope

but wanting the privilege.

Small pain attached to the nerves

slicing away all good pleasure,

making solace impenetrable.

Small thimble that holds the glory

and spills over onto the soft ground.

Small night that doesn’t have an imprint

but has ability for irreversible change.

Small window I look through

seeing what is small

and wanting nothing big.

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Copyright © 2002 by Allison Grayhurst

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Published in “BigCityLit” May 2017

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First published in “Winamop” September 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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