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If We Are So Lucky
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If we are so lucky to know your face,
to touch your newly made skin,
to read to you in the mornings
and go walking in the afternoon . . .
If we can be complete under November winds,
maybe the hole my father’s death
left within will heal, enough
so the sun won’t pass me over.
In the hope of you and your perfect
dependency, we make meals at the counter,
lye together on the coach, touched by
vague expectation and awe. We are here
together at the throne of mystery.
Here, as my body stretches to welcome you.
If we are so blessed to smile into your eyes,
to hold you after midnight, then my father’s voice
I could hear in waking wonder
as he says – be happy and carry on.
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Copyright © 2000 by Allison Grayhurst
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Published in “Eskimo Pie” May 2017
http://www.eskimopie.net/grayhurstmay17.htm
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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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