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The Boy and the Stick
(Written July 6, 1980.) Our nature instructor shared a story about a class like this one, only taught to kids. She’d gone through the explanation about “sitting there and not doing anything,” … Continue reading
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Full Moon
(Written May 29, 1980.) silver diskslips in and outof cloud slots; shades of gray,dark, dark blue,and dusty rust; ghostly white aurabackgrounds it all;full moon Text and image © 2025 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved.Visit The60SecondSabbath.com, where spirit and image merge. Continue reading
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Beach Grass
(Written on the shore of Lake Michigan, May 14, 1980.) Last year's beach grass: bent, bowed, bleached to beige, blown southward. This years: green, growing, graceful, life-filled curves all-directions. The contrast inspires… Continue reading
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Homecoming
(Written May 14, 1980.) The starling parentFlies to the pinesAnd lands near the topOn an outstretched branch. Then,As if crossing a moat,They walk the branch bridgeAnd disappear behindPine needle walls. The visual image of the starlingIs immediately replaced by an… Continue reading
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Same Life
(Written in May of 1980.) We're all the same. We share the same dreams and the same insecurities,the same fears and worries. Why are some immobilized by their fear and insecurity? Why do others, acknowledging their fear… Continue reading
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Bird Song
I hear bird song. I hear a bird– singing. Not a grackle-cackle, nor a starling-squawk, nor even a wren-chirp, but a song. I don't remember hearing it before; mellifluous, … Continue reading
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My Partner
(Written 45 years ago…) Who will you be? How much will we grow? How well will we work together? What jokes and cliches will be ours? What fears will we share? How often will we disagree?… Continue reading
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A Golden Nugget
(Written July 1, 1982) God asks us to bear burdens, not enjoy them. Text and image © 2025 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved.Visit The60SecondSabbath.com, where spirit and image merge. Continue reading
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Uncle Obadiah
Once, when a guest couldn't handle his name,my mother's Uncle Obadiah magnanimously responded, "Obadiah, Oh-be-damned– just call me Paul; that's a good biblical name." Text and image © 2025 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved.Visit The60SecondSabbath.com,… Continue reading
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Options 2
You are either SLEPT or you are WOKE. Which might GOD prefer? Continue reading