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Through This Strand of Time

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              Breeze, I long to let lull

between my hairstrands

and move my heart to gentle sleep,

forgetting you and the reach of your

impulsive heart. Into my hands

the bit-bar of longing wanders, so that

my fingers scale the air in hopes of climbing

beyond this helpless loss.

 

              Your primal vision is latched

to my own – I see you in dreams, with

your black eyes and unshifting devotion.

I see you when I walk, in crushed snails’ shells

and rainwater puddles.

 

              Through the hours of morning,

the shrill of not-knowing burns like plastic

on my tongue. I am

not far from falling, not far

from letting a pale tear take my all. 

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Copyright © 1998 by Allison Grayhurst

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First published in “Venus in Scorpio Poetry Ezine” 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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Review of The Longing To Be: 

“The contents of Allison Grayhurst’s book The Longing To Be are both personal and universal and are described in such thematic and golden terms that one can see that a lot of thought has gone into each line. The poems are written mostly in free verse throughout, with both rhythm and soul weaved into them. For some poems, the layout seems experimental, and there is definitely a playfulness in the way that the words and verses fall onto the page. Others do conform to a “norm”, whatever that is. All are dramatic and thoughtful. These are layered poems with new horizons presented to the reader in every re-read. The effect is to keep things fresh with poems that constantly surprise in spite, and because of, the number of times being read. I thoroughly recommend The Longing To Be as a poetry book to study carefully and cherish far into the future,” poet Brian Shirra.

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