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Category Archives: Poetry
Internal stillness
Not even the sound of water: shafts of light frozen in the sky © Meisaan Chan (Photo credit: National Geographic)
Posted in Poetry, Spiritual poetry, writing
Tagged contemplation, joy, meditation, silence, stillness, tranquility, union, writing
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As God says, “Do not be afraid” again and again and again
It’s not, do not feel fear but rather, do not serve it © Meisaan Chan
Posted in Poetry, recovery, Spiritual poetry, writing
Tagged altar, anguish, calm, courage, fear, foundation, idol, worship
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Digging in
Digging in to find the joy stubborn, adamant: there must be joy here and then finding it © Meisaan Chan
Posted in Poetry, recovery, Spiritual poetry, writing
Tagged determination, hardship, joy, resilience, stubbornness, trial, vision
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The Fatigue Prayer
Tiredness crawls beneath my eyelids tightens my jaw: O Lord, be with me now © Meisaan Chan
Posted in Poetry, Spiritual poetry, writing
Tagged fatigue, prayer, presence, silence, sleep, tiredness
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Togetherness
The dark is thick so stick together don’t go through the night alone © Meisaan Chan (Photo credit: Twisted Sifter)
Posted in Poetry, recovery, Spiritual poetry, writing
Tagged community, connection, dark, healing, isolation, light, strength, writing
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The end
O God my help, at first I flounder but my screaming ends in you so I follow my screaming to its end © Meisaan Chan
Getting out of the rut
I will give you times for rest, says the Lord but how you often pass over my gift for the rut © Meisaan Chan
Posted in Poetry, recovery, Spiritual poetry, writing
Tagged busyness, chaos, gift, meditation, rest, rut, sleep
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Using different vision
Each wave takes such tremendous resilience to withstand but using different vision: the life! The life! © Meisaan Chan (Photo credit: National Geographic)
Posted in Poetry, recovery, Spiritual poetry, writing
Tagged adventure, blindness, burden, hardship, journey, joy, life, perspective, vision, writing
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The true omnipotent
O God my protector all bows before you and the moment I try to protect myself all devours me © Meisaan Chan
Posted in Poetry, Spiritual poetry, writing
Tagged dependence, independence, protector, surrender, trust
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The darkness is easy to dispel, says the Lord
The darkness is easy to dispel, says the Lord: one little light and it is gone – but the shadows! The shadows! © Meisaan Chan
Curving toward the center 