When eternity is the road

Posted on June 22, 2016 by Meisaan Chan

This life shall pass away –
and after that, the next adventure!
And the next!
And the next!

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When the path turns foreign

Posted on June 21, 2016 by Meisaan Chan

When the path turns foreign
you could despair
or you could focus on the life

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Summer solstice

Posted on June 20, 2016 by Meisaan Chan

At its zenith, the light bathes the earth,
tender kisses upon the ground
and upon the back of my hand
nothing is untouched

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Rippling out

Posted on June 20, 2016 by Meisaan Chan

The mind, finally: a mirror lake
your word: rippling out

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On the beaten trail

Posted on June 17, 2016 by Meisaan Chan

The wise know when maps are necessary
and when they mislead

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The impossible prayer

Posted on June 16, 2016 by Meisaan Chan

When I’m too stressed to pray
remind me, this is when I need to pray
and may my non-praying be itself a prayer

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The return

Posted on June 15, 2016 by Meisaan Chan

Coming back to me
requires no distance to cross
only the turning

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The moment I write to you

Posted on June 14, 2016 by Meisaan Chan

The moment I write to you: my womb relax
es and muscles release like they do in no other ac
tivity; again, somehow, you draw me unto you through w
riting, unusual as it can be sometimes, as long as I choose to li
sten

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Cling to the Lord

Posted on June 13, 2016 by Meisaan Chan

Cling to the Lord
Throw yourself upon her
Of course she will carry you

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The neutrality of desire

Posted on June 10, 2016 by Meisaan Chan

Desire can lead you away from me
or it can plunge you into my heart

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