Category Archives: Poetry

Night murmurs

Hush, hush, murmurs the Lord as she strokes me in the night I am all things for you: everything you need is everything I give, and more © Meisaan Chan

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Grow, grow, says the gardener

Grow, grow, says the gardener; Let your roots reach deeper into unknown darkness so your branches can reach higher © Meisaan Chan  

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After a good night’s sleep

Thank you, God, for sleep, for the riches you just gave me; may I disperse your gold well today and return tonight, spent and joyful-trusting © Meisaan Chan

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Whatever you give me, I will fill

Whatever you give me, I will fill: if you give me a corner of your house, I will fill it – but do not think I only fit in a corner of your house! If you give me an ocean … Continue reading

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Not being aware of your emptiness

Not being aware of your emptiness when you’re empty is like going grocery shopping on hungry stomach: You take anything © Meisaan Chan

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Make in me a new heart

Dusty heart: Refresh in me glistening, ready © Meisaan Chan

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Winter world

O beauty of the Lord shine upon this winter world thaw our bones of loneliness massage stiff-jointed fear © Meisaan Chan

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When there is a lack

When there is a lack, let me fill it so you can address your emptiness full © Meisaan Chan

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Compassion, death and life

You have died for compassion now you’re living for compassion © Meisaan Chan

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On disappointments

Don’t hold it in speak out with compassion; holes, if not addressed, only grow © Meisaan Chan

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