Tag Archives: earth
Ghosts in a choir
Back porch deck light, falling rain: I gaze across the lake, at the birch trees standing like ghosts in a choir watching me © Meisaan Chan
Do not discard dreams that die
Do not discard dreams that die return them to earth for they keep the soil fertile for new seeds © Meisaan Chan
Soft, tender rain
Soft, tender rain stroking the earth unafraid caress © Meisaan Chan
“Grisly weather”
he said to her, climbing down the train stairs, shocking me – why would he insult the rain so? A soft mist soaking into the earth: yes Cautious light, internal luminescence: yes Shy, female touch: yes – his footsteps sounded … Continue reading
Increments
The sun does not flounce into the sky with one brilliant leap but slowly crawls up the canvas in its own shifting light – even the most important thing to the earth comes in increments! – so, too, with discipline, … Continue reading
Footprints, of a sort
…and in the strangest places, flowers grow a sign that the Lord has passed © Meisaan Chan (Photo credit: National Geographic)
Daily courage
No matter how frightened of the future the sky might be, it always heralds in the sun © Meisaan Chan
