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Which Way Descending?
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Unlike the golden spin of depth’s dive,
petty matters wither so soon the singing voice,
cursing a life with
their digging stake . . .
No seed, no gift can flourish
with worry and empty toil.
There exists the thorn, the weight and
the mercy nailed
to every pain like a reminder
to persevere, and still
the small distractions
that scrawl like glass
upon the skull that kill
like a freezing.
Between the quicksand world and
the intangible wonder
all hearts must choose and cannot
straddle . . .
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Copyright © 1997 by Allison Grayhurst
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First published in “Grease Monkey Literary Forum” November 2015
http://greasemonkeylit.blogspot.ca/2015/11/which-way-descending-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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