Curving toward the center

In this thick, eternal night

Posted on August 20, 2015 by Meisaan Chan

In this thick, eternal night
even the stars have been eaten alive
and I wait, O Lord, I wait
for dawn to come again

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A note on food

Posted on August 19, 2015 by Meisaan Chan

Just because it is everywhere
doesn’t mean it can nourish

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As an ant crawls on the flower

Posted on August 18, 2015 by Meisaan Chan

As an ant crawls on a flower
so am I overwhelmed by you

As an ant crawls to the center
so are you in love with me

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Giving credit where credit is due

Posted on August 18, 2015 by Meisaan Chan

O Spirit, you are my passion
with you, I am a raging fire
giving comfort, warmth, and life –
without you: ash

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The tentative

Posted on August 17, 2015 by Meisaan Chan

You can hide for as long as you wish, says the Lord,
but there is food in my outstretched hand

(Photo credit: National Geographic)

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As the distractions grow

Posted on August 14, 2015 by Meisaan Chan

As the distractions grow
so must your internal discipline

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I come for you

Posted on August 13, 2015 by Meisaan Chan

I come for you
through snow and rugged mountain passes;
you might be injured, hungry, cold
but I have all provisions
and I come for you

(Photo credit: National Geographic)

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In training

Posted on August 12, 2015 by Meisaan Chan

Be a samurai
with your mind

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Letting go

Posted on August 11, 2015 by Meisaan Chan

Letting go can be the strongest act of love
clinging can be a sign of strongest weakness

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I am the way

Posted on August 10, 2015 by Meisaan Chan

Truly, perhaps all is journey:
he did not say, “I am the end.”

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