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Quiet, be quieter than a tree

Posted on August 10, 2018 by Meisaan Chan

Quiet, be quieter than a tree listen to it prattle away: Quiet, be quieter than grass listen to it grow: Quiet, be quieter than your heart listen to what it’s saying to you: Yes, those who have ears to hear … Continue reading →

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Maple syrup

Posted on April 20, 2018 by Meisaan Chan

Sweetness, fresh from the tree tasting like freedom and dawn and leaves: all the ways you show all the ways that you are: the small, shy drops © Meisaan Chan

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Footprints, of a sort

Posted on October 6, 2016 by Meisaan Chan

…and in the strangest places, flowers grow a sign that the Lord has passed © Meisaan Chan (Photo credit: National Geographic)  

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The forest glows with morning light

Posted on October 10, 2014 by Meisaan Chan

  The forest glows with morning light and the clearing calls me onward; a part of me finds it hard to accept such beauty but the part of me that hungers for radiance is larger   © Meisaan Chan (Photo credit: … Continue reading →

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Be for me a homeless shelter

Posted on July 22, 2014 by Meisaan Chan

  Be for me a homeless shelter in this forgotten city Be for me a tiny nest in this crowded tree of life what do I need but that you turn your face and flick your thoughts just once O … Continue reading →

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You can be living and dying at the same time

Posted on June 20, 2014 by Meisaan Chan

  You can be living and dying at the same time as a tree in autumn but also as a diseased vine with one last root       © Meisaan Chan

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My dear one, why do you insist on clinging

Posted on May 11, 2014 by Meisaan Chan

  My dear one, why do you insist on clinging to tree limbs with wings unfurled?       © Meisaan Chan  

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