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Tag Archives: moon
My neighbors’ shouting woke me up last night
My neighbors’ shouting woke me up last night and so, awake, I stumbled to the bathroom, and upon my return, I was struck by the frame of moonlight-drenched carpet – my window, achingly luminous and through it, there she was, … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry, Spiritual poetry, writing
Tagged beauty, calm, luminosity, luminous, moon, moonlight, noise, peace, silence, union
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Celestial prayer
The sun is silent and so the moon: reflect the silence reflect the light © Meisaan Chan
Posted in Poetry, Spiritual poetry
Tagged light, luminescence, moon, praise, reflection, sun, worship
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Lighting small candle
Lighting small candle waiting for the moon to see water laps softly © Meisaan Chan (Photo credit: National Geographic)
Posted in Poetry, recovery, Spiritual poetry
Tagged children, darkness, light, moon, patience, waiting
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Singing bird
A singing bird woke me in the middle of the night, one lone voice trilling through the stillness: Annoyed, I stumbled to the bathroom – what is wrong with this crazy bird, why won’t it shut up but upon my … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry, Spiritual poetry
Tagged awareness, bird, glory, humility, moon, praise, singing
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Bedbug meditations
1. Trudging to the laundromat, de-bedbugging The full moon hung like a wafer in the sky, full and unbelievably bright, her shyness having fallen away, and I, trudging with my contaminated clothes, bathed in the cleanness of her light, in … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry, Spiritual poetry
Tagged bedbugs, clean, cleansing, moon, sanctuary
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I might be plain
I might be plain but I know the sound of mist soaking into the grass and the dazzling taste of sunlight and the wonderful, thick patience needed to greet the crescent moon; it is fine that I am plain … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry, Spiritual poetry
Tagged grass, hidden, holiness, moon, plain, shed, sunlight
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High above my fevered heart
High above my fevered heart the crescent moon and two bright stars piercing through the city lights celestial hand curving down luminous, hovering, a tender washing over me © Meisaan Chan
