Category Archives: Poetry

Futures that never come

Posted on August 4, 2015 by Meisaan Chan

Nighttime obsessing daytime preoccupation life force drains away © Meisaan Chan

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Delays

Posted on August 3, 2015 by Meisaan Chan

It can be daunting to step off of schedule’s path; things can jam together or drop completely but look for the moment that would not have occurred unless – a conversation, a breath, a relenting © Meisaan Chan

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Two indications

Posted on July 31, 2015 by Meisaan Chan

If I never challenge then it isn’t me if I never comfort then it isn’t me © Meisaan Chan

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The unknowing space

Posted on July 30, 2015 by Meisaan Chan

Bring me past my anxiety to the unknowing space and in the unknowing, unjudging and in the unjudging, openness, letting all things flow through until I am flown through and in this all-unknowing, flowing through, peace © Meisaan Chan  

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Touching the hem

Posted on July 29, 2015 by Meisaan Chan

Reaching out and being healed still requires the outstretched arm and the faith that stretching can lead to healing © Meisaan Chan

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I hold out my hands in frustration.

Posted on July 28, 2015 by Meisaan Chan

I hold out my hands in frustration. “Can I never say I have progressed?” I ask. You smile gently. “Those who have progressed have given that away, too.” © Meisaan Chan

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Love is not a doormat

Posted on July 27, 2015 by Meisaan Chan

Love is not a doormat: it is a castle, with walls and doors parameters and secret spaces, which reveal themselves only at the right time and only to the right person © Meisaan Chan

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Surrender and control

Posted on July 24, 2015 by Meisaan Chan

You cannot control the depth of your surrender you can only control the depth of your control © Meisaan Chan

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A note to comfort

Posted on July 23, 2015 by Meisaan Chan

Sometimes love takes the long view well beyond your line of sight, but just because you cannot see the end does not mean that all is lost, it simply means you cannot see: keep walking © Meisaan Chan

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You can line up your prayers, one by one

Posted on July 22, 2015 by Meisaan Chan

You can line up your prayers, one by one or unfurl your prayers like smoke, effusive: Take comfort: I receive them all, even those that have no light © Meisaan Chan   (Photo credit: National Geographic)  

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