Tag Archives: emptiness

Fear is not the opposite of courage

Posted on February 24, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

Fear is not the opposite of courage; self is the opposite of courage © Meisaan Chan

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In the field

Posted on January 30, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

Get out of the office of your life and into the muck of the field forget about how you appear be abandon © Meisaan Chan

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The manger empties

Posted on December 25, 2016 by Meisaan Chan

You take up so much space within yourself, says the Lord; when you empty self of self the manger empties so the child can be placed within © Meisaan Chan

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With just one swerve, the path turns foreign

Posted on December 5, 2016 by Meisaan Chan

With just one swerve, the path turns foreign, other-worldly, hostile to life – still, I go with you still, I lead the way © Meisaan Chan (Photo credit: National Geographic)

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Because the real thing will come back around

Posted on November 21, 2016 by Meisaan Chan

With you, I abandon my success With you, I abandon my failings then, empty of all things except for you, I abandon you, too © Meisaan Chan

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Images

Posted on July 28, 2016 by Meisaan Chan

You say you do not see me, says the Lord because you have not yet shed your images © Meisaan Chan

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My warriors

Posted on May 26, 2016 by Meisaan Chan

wield compassion in their empty hands © Meisaan Chan

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How hard it is to maintain stillness

Posted on February 9, 2016 by Meisaan Chan

How hard it is to maintain stillness but that is where all clarity is found © Meisaan Chan (Photo credit: National Geographic)

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In search of fullness

Posted on January 13, 2016 by Meisaan Chan

I look for you along the empty streets – they’re actually chaotic streets, but somehow empty – and I’m looking to be filled © Meisaan Chan

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An altar is built

Posted on December 4, 2015 by Meisaan Chan

Posted in Poetry, recovery, Spiritual poetry | Tagged altar, emptiness, food, idol | Leave a comment