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Let Us Show A Tender Love . . .

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otherwise the moon would be

half a shadow and the wasp,

a sandbox companion . . .

otherwise a gentle wind would

scorch the birds and seventy years

of staying alive would be ineffectual . . .

otherwise the rain would die and

I would bear my bed like the torturer’s glove . . .

otherwise, the trees would crouch

to the dead earth and the eyelid of God

would remain forever closed . . .

otherwise the child would plan his days

by astrology’s chart and the broken hearted

would long no more . . .

otherwise home would be a filthy cave

and my bath could never drain,

but would remain a stagnant

murky cold . . .

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Copyright © 2002 by Allison Grayhurst

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First published in “Leaves of Ink” December 2015

http://www.leaves-of-ink.com/2015/12/let-us-show-tender-love.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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