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Covenant

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Legends in the snowdrifts

of soulmate saga and the artists’

struggle to stay alive. Gospels in

the house of manna, sleeping,

somewhat blessed, always true.

I put my robin on the line, held it

to the cat’s mouth and waited.

Through the window I saw a prayer

almost answered. Jesus, stay beside me,

hold my hand as we pass one house and

then another. I can feel your breath change the air.

I can trust you, smell your skin and be protected.

Everything depends on you and I

staying close, my back against the mirror – my face

only reflected through your eyes.

I will sing in your ear, be ready for the deep-sea dive.

I will love you first then radiate that love. I lean

on your shoulder, and I will stay this way

forever.

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Copyright © 2010 by Allison Grayhurst

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First published in “Indiana Voice Journal, The Grace Issue #16 ” November 2015

http://www.indianavoicejournal.com/2015/11/indiana-voice-journal-novemberdecember.html

http://www.indianavoicejournal.com/2015/11/three-poems-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.

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