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With Power

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Nothing with power arrives

either to heal the beast of karma

or to stand like a tree, gorgeous

in its sturdiness and tree-green aura.

Nothing of substance hits the mark,

no river of strawberries, nothing

to give measurement to the moon.

Just shadows – some with healing potential,

some with hope potential, some just standing,

staring into my window, then

walking away.

Nothing to feast on, no hard rock to climb,

no peaceful laughter filling my lungs.

Is it always going to be this grey and uneaseful?

Is this my new dimensional metaphor? Water now.

Water and the power of

continuing on.

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Copyright © 2010 by Allison Grayhurst

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First published in “Minerva’s Housecoat Writing Forum” October 2015

http://minervashousecoat.blogspot.ca/2015/10/with-power-poem-by-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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