Maple Syrup
Today the cup is cracked,
freedom arrives lacking support
but giving time for me to strengthen enough
to make the flight and wipe the table
spotless.
Today the gift arrives
in the guise of a curse, compassion
manifesting as trauma and
either I will go mad or lighten my load
and affirm the movement finally possible,
outshine my fears, avoiding the scurrying ants
in the pantry, close the door and find alternate
sources of food, incapable of infestation,
pure as well-water, pure as God’s love always is
when I accept it, when I accept all I own is a choice
of faith or cynicism, when I welcome
the hand of the one who sent me,
hold that hand, following and wanting
for nothing more.
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Copyright © 2023 by Allison Grayhurst
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“The poems included in Allison Grayhurst’s poetry collection Running, lightwave riding reveal an impressive artistic perfection and creative energy. The poems are full of lyrical force and show freshness of style. No doubt, this is a significant work. The poems have great power of observation and originality of imagination,” Dr. Karunesh Kumar Agarwal publisher Cyberwit.net
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First published in “Vatsalaradwritingworld Magazine” May 2023
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