Curving toward the center

The soul friend

Posted on February 8, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

My friend, my dear one:
my heart is sewn into your chest
defenseless am I to your touch

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Take me where you want me to go

Posted on February 7, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

Take me where you want me to go:
my dreams for myself are so small,
with you the realm of planets is at my feet

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Handling the gift

Posted on February 6, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

When you’re an hour early, you can kill time
but why such violence toward my gift?

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The path to being free

Posted on February 3, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

When you realize that fear is a conscious choice
you are much closer to being free

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Discerning the paths

Posted on February 2, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

You can choose to fear, says the Lord
but that path will not lead you home

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Reframing the point

Posted on February 1, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

Obedience is the point at which
the most doors open

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On wisdom

Posted on January 31, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

Ardent the pursuit
Ardent the receiving

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In the field

Posted on January 30, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

Get out of the office of your life
and into the muck of the field
forget about how you appear
be abandon

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Sanctuaries within sanctuaries

Posted on January 27, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

The tiny church
nestled in mountains and drenched in falling light
sanctuaries within sanctuaries

(Photo credit: National Geographic)

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The promise

Posted on January 26, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

There is always more compassion, says the Lord:
When the well dries up
dig deeper

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