In your danger, I create for you a place of safety
that no one and nothing can touch
I create for you a place of sacred for your soul to rest, to heal, to be mended –
though the bombs fall all around you, this sanctuary is at peace
transcendent peace, untouchable peace, everlasting peace
and you within
you within
you within
© Meisaan Chan
I love you in your body, says the Lord
for you are not only spirit
and I love all of you
© Meisaan Chan
Every day, I take care of you.
Frenzy not.
Full attention.
Frenzy: Numb to opening doors.
Full attention: Always senses
© Meisaan Chan
Wave after wave white-crashes
such energy released!
A mirror onto my anguished heart;
the ocean knows my plight
the gathering water, the energy before the release
and then, finally –
© Meisaan Chan
There is the surrender of war
and the surrender of love, says the Lord
and so often this is confused
© Meisaan Chan
Your path is leading me so far from home
so far from well-trod paths
and we, in the wilderness of the heart, in light and in darkness,
keep continuing on, deeper
and as wilderness gives way to wilderness gives way to wilderness
my heart grows faint
and you touch me:
That one touch
burns away the fear
burns away the exhaustion
O Lord, just to be with you
© Meisaan Chan
Keep expanding your love tank
for I will always fill to overflowing;
You are never done expanding, as the source is Infinity –
and in this ever-expansion
you become like me
© Meisaan Chan
The early weeds of conquering, domination, and slaughter – pull them up!
Let not their roots grow
it much harder to pull them up later
© Meisaan Chan
Look for me until you find me, says the Lord,
be satisfied with nothing else –
most dangerous are those sources that seem to come close
for you commit your heart to limits
for you commit your soul to limits
cutting off your wings
© Meisaan Chan
I
Nothing should move
but the world moves against the rules –
are we not even to abide by the end of the world?
My heart has seized with grief
should not, also, earth’s farthest atom?
What now, dear feet – where are you to walk
now that all paths are scorched?
For all is ash, nothing recognizable
there is no next step
II
I scream to the Lord
a shriek of an eagle pierces the sky
echoes over land of incineration
III
Roused by love
by my torment and anguish
it comes
IV
Scorched earth smokes,
nostrils flare, eyes water
but suddenly, a great Shadow
falls over noonday desert sun
Oppressive heat lifts
as cloudless sky rains gentle down
soothing mist over smoke and ash
V
It mists like this for days.
The great Shadow covers the sun,
translucence casting gentle light.
Not a cloud in the sky, only
wing of shadow and mist.
VI
The earth cools, slowly and deep
as calm mist penetrates
gentle layering of love
VII
The mist continues until seeds break open and through the earth
As the moon cycles and the sun waxes and wanes
the earth remembers the scorched dust of despair
and now, also, the wing of rescue
© Meisaan Chan
Curving toward the center 