Pasture

I can see my mind in victory

over the clinging contaminating thoughts

that used to spiral in a vigorous loop

through my days even when in joy,

even when hearing a tambourine tune

rise up, happy and fresh.

Now those thoughts struggle to stand,

abandoned in a desert vast

and widowed. Dehydrated unto death

they sometimes whisper, but barely have a hold

or exert a reasonable authority.

My shame has packed its belongings and left.

My self-pity has reduced its wound

to a pin-prick along with my bitterness.

Gratitude is the only dream worth feeding.

I will feed it and not be overwhelmed

or react to desperate hungry

rumblings, not react in desperation

to what is lacking on the canvas, on the alter,

or in my understanding and this growing surrender.

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Copyright © 2023 by Allison Grayhurst

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First published in “Synchronized Chaos” May 2023

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Jesus in the Marrow

You arrived again, reviving

the groove, clearing

out the debris of lingering

madness and anxiety, brilliant

blazing again with your miracles,

your compassion that leaves me breathless

with joy, surges within with affection, protecting,

feeling like a did when I was a child

and my father walked with me on his shoulders

and I could see higher, further than ever before,

safe and moving, knowing

I would never be harmed, never abandoned,

knowing the freedom of a child’s fearlessness,

trust in the strength of the one who loves me,

trust in the power of the one who carries me like

a queen, like someone special,

unshackling my imagination, restoring my vigour

and swoon.

You arrived again and I remember

all of it, all of your love,

dazzling, perfect, saturating

my seat at the table, overflowing.

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Copyright © 2023 by Allison Grayhurst

amazon.com/author/allisongrayhurst

“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 “Synchronized Chaos” May 2023

https://synchchaos.com/poetry-from-allison-grayhurst-14/

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Mark it down

Great joys approach

like weeping harmonies in music,

relief in the course-correction,

astonishment in the manifold beauty.

Decorations placed around the table.

Declarations for devotion riveting

through the backyard garden where

everything overflows with abundance,

is a tapestry of young blood frolicking.

Shared surges of strong faith between us,

because our love is never ending

because the loudest boom has exploded

altering the vibration here and forever,

a higher octave, a mountain sailed over,

a vision walked into, gallant and kind –

welcoming, offering

to fully bathe our bodies, open a fortune box

so we can step away from restrictions, step into

a beautiful anticipation.

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Copyright © 2023 by Allison Grayhurst

amazon.com/author/allisongrayhurst

“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 “Synchronized Chaos” May 2023

https://synchchaos.com/poetry-from-allison-grayhurst-14/

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You can listen to the poem by clicking below:

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