Curving toward the center

Easter

Posted on April 21, 2019 by Meisaan Chan

Sunday readiness
as earth tells darkened clouds: Yes
and sky releases

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Darkness of Michigan

Posted on April 18, 2019 by Meisaan Chan

Rain slashes, taps, drenches
released from the sky
O dark darkness of Michigan

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The fact and the choice

Posted on April 17, 2019 by Meisaan Chan

I am with you:
You can panic
you can trust

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I am for you, says the Lord

Posted on April 16, 2019 by Meisaan Chan

I am for you, says the Lord
I am the verdant path through desolation
I am the great release
I am the everlasting Yes:
When you join my Yes, you join all these things;
when you have the courage to die – and do –
you will live in my love, and live, and live

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The true foundation of intimacy

Posted on April 15, 2019 by Meisaan Chan

is vulnerability

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Religious infighting

Posted on April 11, 2019 by Meisaan Chan

While the adults squabble
the children walk away

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The nature of holes

Posted on April 10, 2019 by Meisaan Chan

The more the holes, the slower the pace
because you have to walk around
because you keep falling in

Posted in Addiction, Food addiction, Poetry, PTSD, Recovery and healing, Scripture riff, Spiritual poetry, writing | Tagged blindness, emptiness, falling, Holes, humility, learning, Mistakes, pride, surrender, vision | Leave a comment