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Entrance Door

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You stand at the entrance, robbed and dazed,

alone with the rain.

Your school is poor, much like water on a grave,

it cannot restore the yellowing clover. But I believe in you,

in the parting of your eyelids and the outpouring

of your creativity.

I saw your eyes, written with the depth of the wind.

Your sorrow is not easy,

but the power of it within you

will play out into an unimagined liberty.

A longed-for communion

will possess you and bring you barefoot out of exile.

I don’t know why this disappointment must claim victory

or why joy and intimacy

were not open mouths, parting, to match your ageless purity.

I don’t understand the burning, the collapse, and why

the Earth is so hard. But I understand you,

and what a blossom of magic you are.

You are meant to know this sorrow before

you can be happy. You are meant to dance out your grief,

your rage, the incapability

of others. Balance yourself here. I will help you.

I will kiss your hand. This is not random. Disaster is yours.

But the animals know, and I know, you are close

(so very close)

to the last release before

resurrection

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Copyright © 2010 by Allison Grayhurst

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First published in “MadSwirl” October 2015

Entrance Door

http://madswirlspoetryforum.blogspot.ca/2015/10/the-best-of-mad-swirl-102415.html

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Published in “The song is…” Novwmber 2015

http://thesongis.blogspot.ca/2015/11/allison-grayhurst.html

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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.

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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