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New Tree in the Garden

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I know she sees

her meadow broken by

thundering changes sinking

through the floor.

I know her home feels cut

by a tide unlocking an invasive unknown.

But still the horn must blow

and our love can be her temple and overcoat.

We would never cross her off to cheer

a new seed or count her a little underscore

while welcoming the infant sound.

With love not lead by guilt

and a grace that releases all habitual chains,

we will burn with family-joy

humming strong and stronger

when the walls fall down, making space

to hold one more.

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Copyright © 2004 by Allison Grayhurst

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First published in “TwitchFit Lit Writing Zine”, November 2015 

http://twitchfitlitpage.blogspot.ca/2015/11/new-tree-in-garden-poem-by-allison.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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