Category Archives: Poetry

The heart is a wild horse

Posted on February 3, 2015 by Meisaan Chan

  The heart is a wild horse and needs a firm hand to guide it   © Meisaan Chan     (photo credit: National Geographic)

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Perfectionism is destructive

Posted on February 2, 2015 by Meisaan Chan

Perfectionism is destructive; from sun up to sun down it uproots the paved stones because they are pocked and forgets it should be journeying © Meisaan Chan

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Happiness

Posted on January 30, 2015 by Meisaan Chan

External happiness is a beautiful bauble, breaking easily internal happiness is solid glass   © Meisaan Chan  

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In a flash of light the darkness bows down

Posted on January 29, 2015 by Meisaan Chan

In a flash of light the darkness bows down, all grandeur, all majesty, all mystery bows down © Meisaan Chan     (Photo credit: National Geographic)

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Wrap your heart in my heart

Posted on January 28, 2015 by Meisaan Chan

Wrap your heart in my heart, says the Lord enshroud yourself with my shroud velvet encasing warmth © Meisaan Chan

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Submerging waves

Posted on January 27, 2015 by Meisaan Chan

Sometimes surrender can bring great joy © Meisaan Chan (Photo credit: National Geographic)

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Unity

Posted on January 27, 2015 by Meisaan Chan

May you be the jockey and I the horse, my mouth free of the bit where one flick of your thighs, one murmur of your thoughts sends us both flying © Meisaan Chan

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Comfort zone

Posted on January 26, 2015 by Meisaan Chan

Your comfort zone is designed to be flexible: it grows when stretched and shrinks when left alone © Meisaan Chan

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Invitation

Posted on January 23, 2015 by Meisaan Chan

“Let’s go on an adventure,” God says. “To where? To do what?” I ask. “My dear,” God says, “you just missed the point.” © Meisaan Chan    

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The honored guest

Posted on January 22, 2015 by Meisaan Chan

You reserved a seat for me and keep inviting me to be the honored guest You did not reserve a seat for shame: you did not reserve a seat for shame © Meisaan Chan  

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