Tag Archives: fire

Handling fire

Posted on October 15, 2019 by Meisaan Chan

This is not a game or a hobby, this is my heart afire and you, learning how to handle © Meisaan Chan

Posted in meditation, Scripture riff, Spiritual poetry, writing | Tagged contemplation, fire, help, help me, mastery, meditation, power, surrender, trial | Leave a comment

The promise

Posted on May 2, 2019 by Meisaan Chan

I will lead you through the fireand bring you to the resting place © Meisaan Chan

Posted in meditation, Poetry, recovery, Scripture riff, writing | Tagged calm, chaos, fire, haiku, help, help me, peace, promise, rest, writing | Leave a comment

Pare away

Posted on October 1, 2018 by Meisaan Chan

Pare, pare away, says the Lord you must pare to reach the fruit and even more to reach the seed © Meisaan Chan

Posted in meditation, Poetry, recovery, Spiritual poetry, writing | Tagged center, death, fire, fruit, life, pare, purify, seed, surrender | Leave a comment

Fire as precision tool

Posted on June 25, 2018 by Meisaan Chan

I train my anger as a precision tool so I don’t burn myself to ash © Meisaan Chan

Posted in Poetry, recovery, Spiritual poetry, writing | Tagged anger, fire, healing, tool | Leave a comment

The prophet’s call

Posted on March 31, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

The prophet is not concerned about being heard but about stoking the fire and letting the fire make its own sounds © Meisaan Chan

Posted in Poetry, Spiritual poetry, writing | Tagged brazenness, courage, eternity, fire, humility, infinity, prophet | Leave a comment

Fireplace

Posted on January 1, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

Sparks of light in the darkness darkness deep flecks of light, rising In the darkness, the slow-burning fire then the snapping, then the light pouring out, tumbling upwards in an otherworldly lightfall © Meisaan Chan

Posted in Poetry, Spiritual poetry, writing | Tagged fire, fireplace, healing, lightfall, peace, tranquility, union | Leave a comment

Watchful days

Posted on September 15, 2016 by Meisaan Chan

Long drive; tall, dry corn, trees showing hints of golden fire: watchful days, not yet burning alive, but watchful © Meisaan Chan

Posted in Poetry, Spiritual poetry | Tagged amazement, autumn, beauty, fall, fire, seasons | Leave a comment

Deep in the labyrinth

Posted on March 9, 2016 by Meisaan Chan

Doors follow me. I don’t know why, but that’s how you reveal yourself, in the perpetual choice: to go or to stay posed again and again and again, each door leading to others in a tangle of doors and the … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry, Spiritual poetry | Tagged adventure, door, doors, fire, journey, labyrinth, light, path, scent, womb | Leave a comment

Spirit-direction

Posted on February 22, 2016 by Meisaan Chan

Posted in Poetry, Spiritual poetry | Tagged direction, discernment, fire, food, glowing, kindling | Leave a comment

Do not assume you know what infinity is

Posted on February 5, 2016 by Meisaan Chan

Posted in Poetry, Spiritual poetry | Tagged blaze, consuming, eternity, fire, God, infinity, union | Leave a comment