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Tag Archives: surrender
A cry for union
Total majestytake me into you © Meisaan Chan
Posted in addiction, anxiety, contemplation, Feminine God, Food addiction, Haiku/haiku-esque poetry, PTSD, Scripture riff, Spiritual poetry, Spiritual search, writing
Tagged desire, intimacy, oneness, surrender, union
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The things that determine everything
Where do you place your surrender?Where do you place your fear?To what do you give your power?That will determine everything © Meisaan Chan
Posted in addiction, anxiety, contemplation, depression, Feminine God, Food addiction, God speaks poetry, Haiku/haiku-esque poetry, meditation, Poetry, PTSD, Recovery and healing, Rumi-esque, Scripture riff, Spiritual poetry, Spiritual search, writing
Tagged calming, comfort, coronavirus, discernment, fear, focus, love, power, surrender, trust
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A middle of the night prayer
Calm, calm, gentle I appearsoftly I stroke your body nowlengthening muscles, breath slowing downI am for you, yes © Meisaan Chan
The sun still rises
Still, the sun rises.Even if I were to write no poems and fall mutethe sun, still, would rise.That is both infuriating and comforting.Things are not that bad to stop the turning of the earthand the swirling of the cosmos;the power … Continue reading
The wisdom of strawberries
The strawberries are tart and hard,but it is April in a pandemicso all is welcome to its extent.Just as I find sleep to be elusive,my mind distracted and inefficientbut it is April in a pandemicso all is welcome to its … Continue reading
Posted in addiction, anxiety, contemplation, Earth poetry, Food addiction, Haiku/haiku-esque poetry, meditation, Poetry, PTSD, Recovery and healing, Spiritual poetry, Spiritual search, Spiritual strengthening exercises, writing
Tagged acceptance, coronavirus, help, help me, pandemic, perfectionism, surrender
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It’s Easter morning in a pandemic – or – Tethers
It’s Easter morning in a pandemic and the morning is very dark. Heavy clouds layer the sky. A cold wind blows. This is right. The earth still refuses to abide by human calendars. The earth is not happy and bright … Continue reading
Posted in addiction, anxiety, contemplation, Earth poetry, Food addiction, meditation, Poetry, Recovery and healing, Scripture riff, Spiritual poetry, Spiritual search, Spiritual strengthening exercises, writing
Tagged anchor, anxiety, calming, coronavirus, Easter, peace, surrender, tether
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Parable of the rescuer
There once were four women in deep despair, as they had lost everything they loved from a menacing world. The first woman said, “All is lost. Nothing is left. There is nowhere to go from here.” And she perished. The … Continue reading
Posted in addiction, anxiety, Food addiction, Parable, PTSD, Recovery and healing, Scripture riff, Spiritual poetry, Spiritual search, Uncategorized, writing
Tagged abandon, help, help me, Parable, salvation, surrender, trust
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Overflowing help in the wasteland
Over and over I confronted the wastelandand over and over I screamed to you for help –not once did you fail or even delay,deluge of rescue, salvation, and supportpoured into my lappoured until I could no longer holdpoured until flowing … Continue reading
Posted in addiction, anxiety, contemplation, Food addiction, meditation, Poetry, PTSD, Recovery and healing, Scripture riff, Spiritual poetry, Spiritual search, writing
Tagged coronavirus, despair, help, help me, screaming, surrender, wasteland
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