Category Archives: Poetry

Sunset

  Liquid gold lines the clouds and as I gaze outward my tiny, brittle heart remembers its expanse       © Meisaan Chan

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To give a thank you to God

  To give a thank you to God is to throw a drop of water into the sea; to become a thank you for God is to join the sea       © Meisaan Chan

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Idol

  Overwhelming stress is an indication that an altar has been built       © Meisaan Chan

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The lost

  Here I come hair tied back sweeping up the lost       © Meisaan Chan

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Yes, you are helpless

  Yes, you are helpless and plans fall apart and people disappoint and promises aren’t kept and your body breaks down; all of these are gentle doors that open to my heart and only I am waiting to comfort you … Continue reading

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A note to the traveler

  All roads do not lead forward most loop back around       © Meisaan Chan

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Illuminated mysteries

  Illuminated mysteries are such that even when lit only the edges can be seen     © Meisaan Chan

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Detour

  I stare at the flooded road. “Don’t worry,” God says. “There’s another way.” My heart drops at the burned-out bridge. “Don’t worry,” God says. “There’s another way.” I wail when I see the tornadoed stretch. “Don’t worry,” God says. … Continue reading

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Scrub off the grime on your heart

  Scrub off the grime on your heart; be vigilant, for it collects and scrubbing once only means that you’ve scrubbed once, while vigilance requires every moment     © Meisaan Chan

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House party

  Your whisper cuts through the din  and pulls me along a suddenly forested road; all of the people and the party fade away and here I am with you, my spirit tingling like a divining rod leaping in my … Continue reading

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