Category Archives: Poetry

The rescue

Posted on January 21, 2015 by Meisaan Chan

Drowning in self-doubt I cry out, frigid waters splash: you jumping in © Meisaan Chan

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Suffering

Posted on January 20, 2015 by Meisaan Chan

The snow falls gently upon hardship in the strange way that softness comes © Meisaan Chan (Photo credit: National Geographic)

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Beyond Presence, 101

Posted on January 19, 2015 by Meisaan Chan

Training your thoughts is a critical step for a mind happening to wander my way or a dialogue hit-or-miss is the very first layer of the atmosphere and I, the cosmos, know just how deep we can’t go if you … Continue reading →

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The good follower

Posted on January 16, 2015 by Meisaan Chan

Journeys at your heels journeys unto exhaustion lets your arms carry © Meisaan Chan  

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A tiny rip in the universe

Posted on January 15, 2015 by Meisaan Chan

I missed my prayer time because I slept instead. Sleep can be a prayer but today I simply didn’t want to go to work, and my spirit of “not going” spread: I didn’t go didn’t show up   © Meisaan Chan … Continue reading →

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O mysterium

Posted on January 14, 2015 by Meisaan Chan

You cannot hold the mystery you can only enter into the sound of spirit turning into fire © Meisaan Chan  

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Finding the balance

Posted on January 13, 2015 by Meisaan Chan

Balance does not just come: It takes years of sweat and missteps and even still, sometimes you’ll need a hand © Meisaan Chan (Photo credit: National Geographic)    

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Shameless simplicity

Posted on January 12, 2015 by Meisaan Chan

In the end, the only thing that matters is if I come back to you © Meisaan Chan

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The challenge

Posted on January 9, 2015 by Meisaan Chan

Love would rather die than seek vengeance © Meisaan Chan

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Distance

Posted on January 8, 2015 by Meisaan Chan

  One day I saw God weeping. I went up to God and asked, “Why do you weep?” God looked at me through tear-filled eyes and said, “Do you think I am in front of you?” I said, “Yes.” And … Continue reading →

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