Chelan Harkin

Chelan Harkin writes poetry that is mystical and ecstatic in nature. She writes to remind you of your joy, to assist you in reconsidering ways of relating to your life that better serves to open your heart.

Why am I so happy?

Birds just threw themselves

into the sky

like a handful of winged seeds

to go pollinate the south with music!

Each evening the sun creates

a symphony of color and your heart matches it!

I’ve got two hands that can hold your soft face and magical eyes

with black holes in the middle of them

that spend their whole lives

pulling in all light and beauty!

Because even the winter snag is shimmering with secret promise

and I can see a hint of its fruits 

— Chelan Harkin