Behold, I stand at your door and knock

Posted on August 1, 2014 by Meisaan Chan
 
Behold, I stand at your door and knock
because your doorbell doesn’t work
– or maybe you took it out –
but that doesn’t dissuade me;
I am patient; I will do this all day
as long as I know that a part of you wants to answer
 
© Meisaan Chan
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Found and lost

Posted on July 31, 2014 by Meisaan Chan
 
When you are found
I lead and you follow, God says;
when you are lost
you lead and I follow
 
  
© Meisaan Chan
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Gaze upon my infinite face

Posted on July 31, 2014 by Meisaan Chan
 
Gaze upon my infinite face, says the Lord
and you will find that
I am infinitely gazing upon you
 
 
© Meisaan Chan
 
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(Photo credit: Betsy Devany,  www.betsydevany.wordpress.com)
 
 
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Beauty

Posted on July 30, 2014 by Meisaan Chan
 
I came back from watching the sunset,
camera hanging around my neck,
to find a female downy woodpecker
dead on my porch.
My camera weighed heavily –
all of that beauty, snapped and captured,
and this one, in my hands,
free
 
– For Betsy Devany
 
 
© Meisaan Chan

 

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Of course the earth has a soul

Posted on July 30, 2014 by Meisaan Chan
 
Of course the earth has a soul
it speaks that ancient language
which prickles up your spine
 
 
© Meisaan Chan
 
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(Photo credit: National Geographic)
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Put away the guns

Posted on July 29, 2014 by Meisaan Chan
Put away the guns
Put away the carnage in your heart
Put away the just war
for they are not your shields
but blankets of disease;
fold them in half, then in half, then half again
and give them to me for safe keeping;
I will always return them, should you ask
but when your infections clear
and your fevers leave
and the nightmares stop
and you can breathe
you might find yourself looking forward instead of back;
you might never ask, my child
you might never ask
 
 
© Meisaan Chan
 
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Step into my heart, says the Lord

Posted on July 29, 2014 by Meisaan Chan
 
Step into my heart, says the Lord;
do not deviate, go straight in, don’t be shy
for I have made this doorway just for you
and I am standing right inside;
You cannot know how long I’ve waited
with bated breath for your approach;
It does not matter where you’ve been
but that you’re at the doorway now,
hand upon the knob and push
 
 
 
© Meisaan Chan
 
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Dark is the night

Posted on July 28, 2014 by Meisaan Chan
 
Dark is the night
but your heart is a window
lighting the world
 
 
© Meisaan Chan
 
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(Photo credit: National Geographic)
 
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Everything points to God

Posted on July 28, 2014 by Meisaan Chan
 
Everything points to God:
some things are blunt, like children pointing to the sun
others subtle, a leaf turning to the light
and yet others utter “God” only through their darkness
 
 
 
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The fog insists on caressing the earth

Posted on July 25, 2014 by Meisaan Chan
 
The fog insists on caressing the earth
and we, before taking flight
bathe in silent spirit
 
 
© Meisaan Chan
 
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