In the centre

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In the centre

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there is the blindness of the salamander

born without eyes, there is the knowing of old age

that the end must come soon and when it does, the hope

that it arrives like a gift.

 

In the centre a frog goes swimming

and people continue with the day.

There is no stopping of time, no one to lift your hurt

and make it one with their own.

 

In the centre, it is equal on either side

and all the windows are open, inviting –

a space, the place

before a dream comes true.

 

In the centre where the crisis is over though

the relief is still beyond grasp,

there is this, the surety of only one thing,

in the centre, standing.

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Copyright © 2000 by Allison Grayhurst

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.First published in “Winamop” January 2017

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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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