I want to spend some time with God

Posted on April 8, 2015 by Meisaan Chan

I want to spend some time with God
the particle yearning for the source

I want to spend some time with God
naked, hands behind head, feet on coffee table
home

I want to spend some time with God
subsumed

© Meisaan Chan

 

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Inner stability

Posted on April 7, 2015 by Meisaan Chan

If they treat you one way, you rejoice
if they treat you another way, you explode –
Find your rock! Find your rock!
Why think your worth is so unstable?

© Meisaan Chan

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A note on co-dependence

Posted on April 6, 2015 by Meisaan Chan

When you dissolve in me you retain your identity –
that is, you become none other than fully yourself;
dissolving any place elsewhere simply means  you disappear

© Meisaan Chan

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Training your thoughts

Posted on April 3, 2015 by Meisaan Chan

Well-behaved children do not just happen:
if they sit still in chairs
and say please and thank you
and ask permission –
that reflects years of training
in all the little moments:
for the most important moments
are the daily, little moments

© Meisaan Chan

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Mindfulness

Posted on April 2, 2015 by Meisaan Chan

You might not know you’re
standing at the precipice
if you’re focusing elsewhere

© Meisaan Chan

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The buried

Posted on April 1, 2015 by Meisaan Chan

“Keep digging,” God says.
I, deep in the hole, shovel again.
“What are we looking for?” I ask, angrily this time.
“Your heart,” God says.

© Meisaan Chan

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Keep digging, God says

Posted on March 31, 2015 by Meisaan Chan

Keep digging, God says
until you hit bedrock
then, exchange your tools

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Desolate home

Posted on March 30, 2015 by Meisaan Chan

Outer barrenness
matches inner barrenness

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The path just took a strange turn

Posted on March 27, 2015 by Meisaan Chan

The path just took a strange turn
yet the path does not end with strangeness;
into the darkness it goes

© Meisaan Chan

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Night walk

Posted on March 26, 2015 by Meisaan Chan

Wading through stars, knee-deep
alpine air sinks into me
above, more stars watch

© Meisaan Chan

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