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A Moment of Clarity

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I dreamt I met you by the river,

washing your hair under the Jordan sun.

I dreamt you looked like no extraordinary man,

as those around you shone.

When I said Yes to your common eyes, then

your beauty seized me like the touch

of God on my shoulder, then you made me yours.

It was either blindness or amplified sight,

with only faith first to stretch the distance.

It was a moment to be offended or to praise.

I dreamt you held my hand then sent me back

to a waking state. I dreamt in the dream

I offered my life to you. It was a decision. It was

liberating. But now on my couch writing these words,

the everyday distractions hit and I am not as pure

as in that dream when seeing you made it simple.

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Copyright © 2000 by Allison Grayhurst

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

http://twitchfitlitpage.blogspot.ca/2015/11/a-moment-of-clarity-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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