The 60-Second Sabbath

Nature

  • Ten Titles Missing Their Poems

    No One Ever Knew The Density of Love Wanderlust The Cordovan Cocktail My Misspent Couth Eyes Haggard and Cavernous Umbilicus  Tinsel Leasing a Heart  The Exorcist's Widow Has anyone seen them? Text and image © 2011 by Dirk deVries. All… Continue reading

  • The Shore of the World

    As a childI stood on the shore of the worldwatching the waves wash toward me–rhythmic, relentless, faithful. I was in love with somethingI had not yet seenbut certaintly touched, or, perhaps, it touched me. Text and image © 2011 by… Continue reading

  • Right or Real?

    The belief that I am right separates me from others. The knowledge that I am real draws me closer. Text and image © 2011 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved.   Continue reading

  • Lost and Found

    I'm always found,but I'm also always lost. I'm always lost,but I'm also always found. Text and image © 2011 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved.   Continue reading

  • Big Arms

    I want big armsa big hearta mind oh so very opento embrace what is way vasterthan what I've known or could ever imagine.  Text and image © 2011 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved.  Continue reading

  • Another Day of Healing

    That day–a busy one, as healing ministries go–a leper, two crippled gals and several menfolk born blind(three at least–some days he lost count). And, when the disciples weren't looking,the mangled wing of a dun-colored bird,the runny, infected eye of a… Continue reading

  • The Juiciest Berries

    For all our strivingthe juiciest berriesremain unpicked. Text and image © 2011 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved.   Continue reading

  • Quick Storm

    I'm walking homeat the end of a my work daythrough the frozen streets of the city.Snow starts,then the wind.Within the space of a few blocks,it becomes a storm. I come to the park's edgeand the the vast openness–a quarter-mile crossingunsheltered… Continue reading

  • Christmas Greetings

    "May you allow room for God to speak this holiday season." "May you draw close to God–and God draw close to you–this Christmas." My final Christmas card had been sent when I discovered these two lines in an old journal… Continue reading

  • Bring It On

    Advent means coming.The Promise on the way.Salvation crouching, encroaching.Deliverance, peace, joy    slinking behind Home Depot, the tree, the punch bowl,    ready to spring on us. I wait. I open and sit in silence.I settle into awareness.I allow space for Love.I relinquish my grasp,    ready… Continue reading