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All Things

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A long road I carried

then the light vanished

and I broke free, off the cliff

into this space of holding faith

with nothingness all around.

There is no world of karma and ruthless laws,

no dense shadow tugging under my underclothes,

driving me into anguish and poverty and life-taking chores.

There is only this destiny to claim

that has asked me for its hand since the beginning.

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Copyright © 2004 by Allison Grayhurst

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First published in “Junk in July Poetry Zine”, November 2015 

http://junkinjuly.blogspot.ca/2015/11/all-things-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.

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