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Category Archives: Earth poetry
Wind storm
Maple tree, full crown of dry leavestossed wildly throughout the nightand even when sun comes, the wild tossing doesn’t stop– so weary, so weary! © Meisaan Chan
Deep lesson of the trees
Just in case we forget, they remind us every autumn:The path of surrender is the path of beautythat is when you glow through We remember this truth and then we forgetand so, graciously, in twelve months they remind us again … Continue reading
Posted in contemplation, Earth poetry, Haiku/haiku-esque poetry, meditation, Poetry, Spiritual poetry, Spiritual search, spirituality
Tagged autumn, trees
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My eyes had been so closed
The trees startled me with yellow –I didn’t realize it was that time again,my eyes had been so closed © Meisaan Chan
Companions
All the earth needs a companion:the horizon to the skythe trees to the windthe hawk to the cliffthe bee to the flowerme to you:sacredness © Meisaan Chan
October rain
Soft October rain wets the leavesgreen leaves for now, soakedworking to surrender – Meisaan Chan
All the night crumbles at your touch
All the night crumbles at your touch:Dark fortresses toppledungeons see the light,so touch us, Lord, touch us;everything decrepit,may it all fall down © Meisaan Chan
Posted in addiction, anxiety, contemplation, depression, Earth poetry, Food addiction, meditation, Poetry, PTSD, Recovery and healing, Scripture riff, Spiritual poetry, Spiritual search, spirituality, writing
Tagged chaos, help, help me, rescue, salvation
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Thunder flesh
Thunder crashed throughout the nightenergy from the sky shook my bedflesh felt energy’s tangible power © Meisaan Chan
5 Calming Meditation-Mantras for Anxious Times
A deep happiness! This is my first published spirituality article: “5 Calming Meditation-Mantras for Anxious Times,” by Meisaan Chan. The article integrates simple relaxation meditations with body somatics (what I call “embodied meditations”), which has been an increasingly critical tool … Continue reading
Posted in A note from Meisaan, addiction, anxiety, contemplation, depression, Earth poetry, Embodied Meditation, Food addiction, God speaks poetry, Haiku/haiku-esque poetry, Listening prayer-meditation, meditation, Poetry, PTSD, Recovery and healing, Rumi-esque, Scripture riff, Spiritual poetry, Spiritual search, spirituality, writing
Tagged body prayer, calming, coronavirus, relaxation, somatics, soothing, spirituality, yoga
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Refusing to be stopped
“It’s so dark, I say to God.“Leading is my specialty,” God says to me © Meisaan Chan
Posted in addiction, anxiety, contemplation, depression, Earth poetry, Food addiction, God speaks poetry, Haiku/haiku-esque poetry, meditation, Poetry, PTSD, Recovery and healing, Scripture riff, Spiritual poetry, Spiritual search, writing
Tagged darkness, followership, following, help, help me, leadership, surrender, trust, unknown
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Morning surrender
Morning sun rises above maple treejewels scattered among the greensurrender to the diamond rising (c) Meisaan Chan
