Category Archives: Poetry

I wish I weren’t so suspicious

Posted on October 31, 2014 by Meisaan Chan

I wish I weren’t so suspicious or fearful hiding when I could fly   © Meisaan Chan  

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Some moments you want to last forever

Posted on October 30, 2014 by Meisaan Chan

  Some moments you want to last forever and of course that moment always ends but invisible, it embeds itself inside of you somewhere     © Meisaan Chan     (Photo credit: National Geographic)

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Who is this love that I love?

Posted on October 29, 2014 by Meisaan Chan

  To whom is this essence of surrender? I knock on your door, O Lord that you may invite me in that I may see your house that I may learn more, yes, of who you are     © … Continue reading →

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Lines

Posted on October 28, 2014 by Meisaan Chan

  Sometimes you just can’t wait for your turn to come but be careful which line you choose for not every line’s end will give you your heart’s desire     © Meisaan Chan

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It can come thick as a forest

Posted on October 27, 2014 by Meisaan Chan

  It can come thick as a forest or lonely as a bird but behold, mystery is in all     © Meisaan Chan     (Photo credit: National Geographic)

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Seeds

Posted on October 24, 2014 by Meisaan Chan

  You do not know which are mine so water them all and watch how they grow: only I am the healthy shoot     © Meisaan Chan

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Sometimes my way is open

Posted on October 23, 2014 by Meisaan Chan

  Sometimes my way is open like the earth upon which wild horses run; other times, my way is veiled only those who delve in darkness can see     © Meisaan Chan

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Ritual

Posted on October 22, 2014 by Meisaan Chan

  The candle burns brightly again and I sit in my prayer chair again; I used to scorn ritual, but now I see it is a paved pathway so I can focus on the terrain of your heart     … Continue reading →

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If your goal is comfort

Posted on October 21, 2014 by Meisaan Chan

  If your goal is comfort you will never heal     © Meisaan Chan

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Beauty in the darkness

Posted on October 20, 2014 by Meisaan Chan

  I put the flowers by my bed and feel bad about turning off the light –  such a fleeting life, half spent in darkness? But even in the darkness, beauty has a voice     © Meisaan Chan     

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