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Trees sway like sea anemones
Trees sway like sea anemones in the wind of course trees sing – do you not listen? © Meisaan Chan
Posted in meditation, Poetry, recovery, Spiritual poetry, spirituality, writing
Tagged contemplation, Earth poetry, healing, meditation, prayer, trees, union
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Deep lesson of the trees
Just in case we forget, they remind us every autumn:The path of surrender is the path of beautythat is when you glow through We remember this truth and then we forgetand so, graciously, in twelve months they remind us again … Continue reading
Winter haiku
Heavy snow gathers tree limbs sink down, then bounce back snow explodes, tumbles © Meisaan Chan
Posted in Poetry, Spiritual poetry
Tagged contemplation, meditation, resilience, snow, trees, winter
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Falling apart
Everything falls apart in autumn – you can complain to the trees and, gentle-hearted, they’ll listen as their own leaves break and float down © Meisaan Chan
Posted in Poetry, recovery, Spiritual poetry
Tagged autumn, breaking, grief, sadness, seasonal, trees
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Imprints
They say that for infants, steady, loving gazes, eye-to-eye, form the basis for intimacy and trust and emotional stability as adults; this gaze of open love leaves a forever imprint. And what of the earth? Does she not, … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry, Spiritual poetry
Tagged childhood, earth, imprints, ocean, sunset, trees
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May all of life bear your fingerprint
May all of life bear your fingerprint: trees and rivers and stars, joy and suffering and loss; may all of life be washed by your touch and may you leave hints everywhere that yes, you passed © … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry, Spiritual poetry
Tagged fingerprint, joy, loss, presence, stars, suffering, trees
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Unseen God
Whoever called you the unseen God was numb in the deepest sense of the word for you are here in the glowing trees and red lights and stop signs and surprise sales when we’re shopping and silent tears and … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry, Spiritual poetry
Tagged God, hearts, numb, shopping, sleep, trees, unseen
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Let me be for you a glowing canopy of leaves
Let me be for you a glowing canopy of leaves translucent © Meisaan Chan
Curving toward the center 