Tag Archives: silence
The beginning
Adventures can begin with an explosion but sometimes the first unrecognized steps can begin in silence © Meisaan Chan
Posted in Poetry, Scripture riff, Spiritual poetry, writing
Tagged adventure, Camino, journey, noise, path, quiet, silence
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Internal stillness
Not even the sound of water: shafts of light frozen in the sky © Meisaan Chan (Photo credit: National Geographic)
Posted in Earth poetry, Photo poem, Poetry, Spiritual poetry, writing
Tagged contemplation, joy, meditation, silence, stillness, tranquility, union, writing
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The Fatigue Prayer
Tiredness crawls beneath my eyelids tightens my jaw: O Lord, be with me now © Meisaan Chan
Posted in Poetry, Spiritual poetry, writing
Tagged fatigue, prayer, presence, silence, sleep, tiredness
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Another hotel sunrise
Six birds flying low on the crimson horizon, their silhouetted bodies a line against the canvas; two cyclists ride by on the country road, their bent-over bodies, one beside the other, another moving line; thin clouds start to glow, the first … Continue reading
Posted in Earth poetry, Feminine God, Poetry, Recovery and healing, Spiritual poetry, Spiritual search, writing
Tagged adventure, contemplation, journey, meditation, silence, sunrise, travel
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Without, within
Silence not a drop of noise © Meisaan Chan
Posted in Earth poetry, Haiku/haiku-esque poetry, Scripture riff, Spiritual poetry, writing
Tagged Buddhism, contemplation, meditation, silence, stillness
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Rest
Farmland rushes by cornfields cut and quiet relieved of such great responsibility © Meisaan Chan
Posted in Earth poetry, Haiku/haiku-esque poetry, Poetry, Spiritual poetry, writing
Tagged countryside, death, farm, life, quiet, rest, silence, train
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