Spiritual savvy

Posted on August 7, 2015 by Meisaan Chan

is knowing the deep holes of your weaknesses
and not walking into them

© Meisaan Chan

Posted in Poetry, Spiritual poetry | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

The case for vigilance

Posted on August 6, 2015 by Meisaan Chan

Resentment creeps back in
even after you’ve swept it out
even after seventy times seven times

© Meisaan Chan

 

Posted in Poetry, recovery, Spiritual poetry | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

The pilgrimage path

Posted on August 5, 2015 by Meisaan Chan

As the soles of your shoes crunch on the road
steady your heart
remember the goal:
the pilgrimage path
leads to the ever unseeable deeper

© Meisaan Chan

camino-pilgrimage-george_89658_990x742

 

(Photo credit: National Geographic)

 

Posted in Poetry, Spiritual poetry | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Futures that never come

Posted on August 4, 2015 by Meisaan Chan

Nighttime obsessing
daytime preoccupation
life force drains away

© Meisaan Chan

Posted in Poetry, recovery | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Delays

Posted on August 3, 2015 by Meisaan Chan

It can be daunting to step off of schedule’s path;
things can jam together or drop completely
but look for the moment that would not have occurred unless –
a conversation, a breath, a relenting

© Meisaan Chan

Posted in Poetry, Spiritual poetry | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Two indications

Posted on July 31, 2015 by Meisaan Chan

If I never challenge then it isn’t me
if I never comfort then it isn’t me

© Meisaan Chan

Posted in Poetry, Spiritual poetry | Tagged , , , , , , | 2 Comments

The unknowing space

Posted on July 30, 2015 by Meisaan Chan

Bring me past my anxiety to the unknowing space
and in the unknowing, unjudging
and in the unjudging, openness,
letting all things flow through
until I am flown through
and in this all-unknowing, flowing through,
peace

© Meisaan Chan

 

Posted in Poetry, Spiritual poetry | Tagged , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Touching the hem

Posted on July 29, 2015 by Meisaan Chan

Reaching out and being healed
still requires the outstretched arm
and the faith that stretching can lead to healing

© Meisaan Chan

Posted in Poetry, recovery, Spiritual poetry | Tagged , , , | 7 Comments

I hold out my hands in frustration.

Posted on July 28, 2015 by Meisaan Chan

I hold out my hands in frustration.
“Can I never say I have progressed?” I ask.
You smile gently. “Those who have progressed
have given that away, too.”

© Meisaan Chan

Posted in Poetry, Spiritual poetry | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Love is not a doormat

Posted on July 27, 2015 by Meisaan Chan

Love is not a doormat:
it is a castle, with walls and doors
parameters and secret spaces,
which reveal themselves only at the right time
and only to the right person

© Meisaan Chan

Posted in Poetry, Spiritual poetry | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment