Category Archives: Poetry

I still just want to praise you

Posted on September 18, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

My heart, too tired for ardent prayer snuggles up to you instead, matches curve to curve for trust is also a form of praise © Meisaan Chan

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Why the container is so important

Posted on September 15, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

A thimble-soul holds a symbol of God A cavern-soul holds a cavern of God A universe-soul holds a universe of God – and of course, there’s always more © Meisaan Chan

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My dear, how you wrestle

Posted on September 14, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

My dear, how you wrestle and how I desire your tranquil heart drawn in without fear of oblivion reassured of safety © Meisaan Chan

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Gestation

Posted on September 13, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

The God that goes in might not look like the God that comes out © Meisaan Chan

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Poor in spirit

Posted on September 12, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

I belong because you are I journey because you are I hope because you are I am because you are © Meisaan Chan

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“The tallest point in town”

Posted on September 11, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

Birds sitting on church steeple – how easy it is to get higher than humans’ conception of God © Meisaan Chan

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I alone am the doorway to me

Posted on September 8, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

There are so many voices and each of them will lead you astray from the center of my heart; Some will lead you close some will lead you far away some will take you to the fringes some will be … Continue reading →

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What’s at stake

Posted on September 8, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

The most important spiritual skill is listening and then recognizing when it is I and when it is not; all holiness and all destruction come from this © Meisaan Chan

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The sacrifice

Posted on September 6, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

A friendship needs to wait until both are ready; when one is ready, that is not good enough © Meisaan Chan

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From deep prayer

Posted on September 5, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

the yellow arrow appears* © Meisaan Chan *On the Camino de Santiago, informal and sporadic yellow arrows mark the path. It takes time and effort to learn how to look for them, how to train your eyes. The yellow arrows … Continue reading →

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