Tag Archives: Poetry

The empty alleluia

Posted on November 27, 2021 by Meisaan Chan

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

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When helpless

Posted on June 11, 2021 by Meisaan Chan

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

Posted on March 25, 2021 by Meisaan Chan

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

Posted on June 18, 2020 by Meisaan Chan

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

Posted on November 14, 2019 by Meisaan Chan

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

Posted on September 7, 2018 by Meisaan Chan

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

Posted on July 25, 2018 by Meisaan Chan

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

Posted on August 21, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

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

Posted on July 21, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

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

Posted on June 12, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

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