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Tag Archives: winter
Wisdom of the trees
Patiencehave patienceas trees know the liminal between the winter and the spring:Still naked, buds not yet revealed –a long way from thereyet a long way to go © Meisaan Chan
Upon looking out the morning window
The night snow sneaks up like a cat on silken paws then leaps! – ah! – The whiteness world dazzles! © Meisaan Chan
Posted in Earth poetry, Poetry, Spiritual poetry, writing
Tagged Basho, meditation, morning, snow, winter
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Winter world
O beauty of the Lord shine upon this winter world thaw our bones of loneliness massage stiff-jointed fear © Meisaan Chan
Posted in Poetry, Recovery and healing, Scripture riff, Spiritual poetry, writing
Tagged companion, fear, loneliness, winter, writing, writing process
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Sometimes I marvel at how twisted life can be
Sometimes I marvel at how twisted life can be confusing, fearful, yet amazing; when I get beyond myself, I see infinite points of contemplation © Meisaan Chan (Photo credit: National Geographic)
Posted in addiction, Earth poetry, Photo poem, Poetry, PTSD, Recovery and healing, Spiritual poetry, writing
Tagged amazement, chaos, contemplation, meditation, winter, wonder, writing
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Winter haiku
Heavy snow gathers tree limbs sink down, then bounce back snow explodes, tumbles © Meisaan Chan
Posted in Earth poetry, Haiku/haiku-esque poetry, Poetry, Spiritual poetry
Tagged contemplation, meditation, resilience, snow, trees, winter
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Adapting
The cold is here early this year so be ready with jacket and gloves: insisting on wearing your sandals does nothing to combat the cold © Meisaan Chan
Posted in Earth poetry, Poetry, Spiritual poetry
Tagged adaptation, cold, flexibility, seeking, warmth, winter
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I come for you
I come for you through snow and rugged mountain passes; you might be injured, hungry, cold but I have all provisions and I come for you © Meisaan Chan (Photo credit: National Geographic)
Posted in God speaks poetry, Photo poem, Poetry, Recovery and healing, Scripture riff, Spiritual poetry
Tagged cold, hunger, protection, rescue, safety, winter
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Holy messes
Frozen ground thawing making messes everywhere thick transformation © Meisaan Chan
Posted in Earth poetry, Haiku/haiku-esque poetry, Poetry, Recovery and healing, Spiritual poetry
Tagged ice, journey, mess, release, snow, spring, thawing, transformation, winter
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November rain
November rain almost snow but still with freedom to run November snow just was rain wet with transformation © Meisaan Chan
Posted in Haiku/haiku-esque poetry, Poetry, Spiritual poetry
Tagged change, contemplation, November, rain, snow, transformation, winter
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