Category Archives: Spiritual poetry

Not all the eggs hatched: Duck Spirituality

INot all the eggs hatched.There were two left in the nest.Eggshell fragments were cracked open everywhere on the groundexcept for the two.All the ducks were gone and these two eggs, cold –so much love and effort and no hatching!Not everything … Continue reading

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Prayer of recognition

Heal me, O LordHeal my fear of myselfSave me, O LordSave me from myself © Meisaan Chan

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Where you are connected makes all the difference

I move the candle to the shadows so its flame is better seen:The shadow means nothing to the flame becausethe flame is connected to the wick, not to the shadow;the light means nothing to the flame becausethe flame is connected … Continue reading

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When in sadness

When in sadnessgo deeper than the sadness, says the Lordfor the sadness has an end and I do not © Meisaan Chan

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Trail post reassurance

I’m lost, I say to the trail postNot to me, the trail post replies – Meisaan Chan

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Window meditation

Morning sunjewel in the skybird in flight © Meisaan Chan

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The sun still rises

Still, the sun rises.Even if I were to write no poems and fall mutethe sun, still, would rise.That is both infuriating and comforting.Things are not that bad to stop the turning of the earthand the swirling of the cosmos;the power … Continue reading

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The wisdom of strawberries

The strawberries are tart and hard,but it is April in a pandemicso all is welcome to its extent.Just as I find sleep to be elusive,my mind distracted and inefficientbut it is April in a pandemicso all is welcome to its … Continue reading

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Pandemics and imperfection

How much more do I desire perfection in a pandemic!The pendulum swings to extremesand I, unseeing, am not aware that this need for perfectionsimply pushes it harder © Meisaan Chan

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When the externals change

When the externals changego deeper into the eternal unchanging © Meisaan Chan

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