Tag Archives: Poetry

The empty alleluia

The geese are goneDucks, tooThe sky empties of soundexcept the alleluia, which rings out © Meisaan Chan

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When helpless

Allow the messallow the disruptionyou can’t change it, anyway!go deeper © Meisaan Chan

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Your path is leading me so far from home

Your path is leading me so far from homeso far from well-trod pathsand we, in the wilderness of the heart, in light and in darkness,keep continuing on, deeperand as wilderness gives way to wilderness gives way to wildernessmy heart grows … Continue reading

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Intimate longing

The leaves rustle against each other like gentle rainas the trees know what we do not:earth and sky long for each other, intimately © Meisaan Chan

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Why you can’t measure my love

Infinity can only be measured when it ceases being infinity: That is why you cannot measure my love for you © Meisaan Chan

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Made in God’s image

Not that God is human, but that God is infinite – Among the billions and billions throughout time: You: Unique and singular, yet part of the infinite whole Humanity’s infinite uniqueness, infinite wholeness © Meisaan Chan

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Challenging Sisters

Your biggest challenge is to remain flexible. And since flexibility is the sister of humility, your next biggest challenge is to remain humble. © Meisaan Chan

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The gentle call and response

Gently you call to me as the night settles in and the dawn a distant friend; I switch on the lamp and under the golden glow write these words, the gentle responding © Meisaan Chan

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How I love words, says the Lord

I have spoken, says the Lord and love to speak and speak and speak: move your hand to the sound of my voice, caress me with the strokes of your pen; form the shape of my chin, my ears, the … Continue reading

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Resuscitation

With the writing of my soul, a release: the earth sighs the winds swirl again © Meisaan Chan

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