Photography
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The Cats and the Closet
Our cats regularly askto be admittedto the closet under the stairs.They look up and meow,then eagerly enterwhen we open the door.This, we believe,is their wardrobe,their entrance to whatever feline Narnia beckons from the other side. Our clocks indicatethey've been… Continue reading
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Veils
Throughout lifeeach lossremoves another of the veilsthat obscure the Mysterywe desperately yearnto see and hold. Some veilsslip slowly from their rods,like so much sighing. Some veilsare torn awayby sudden and ferocious winds,like flashes of celestial anger. Loss hurts so very much.… Continue reading
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Fireflies
shim'ring shards of lightbreak from the breast of the moondrift as night glitter Text and image © 2014 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. Continue reading
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Life
What is life, then,but the gradual uncoveringof our elastic,unbreakable,tether to God? Text and image © 2014 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. Continue reading
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How Poetry Works, Revisited
"Poetry?No, I don't generally read poetry.I don't get it." "Of course not," she said."Poetry isn't gotten;it's absorbed.You read it,and read it,and read it,and then it's inside of you, and you are someone else." Text and image © 2014 by Dirk… Continue reading
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The Pier
I stand at the end of the pier,face to the dark and the wind.Waves roll toward me,each one another tomorrow–identical tomorrows,endless.I feel chilled;the wind, the waves, the lonelinessempty me. Text and image © 2014 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. Continue reading
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How Poetry Works
"Poetry?No, I generally don't read poetry.I don't get it." "Of course not," she said."You don't get poetry-poetry gets you." Text and image © 2014 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. Continue reading
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Because Things Do
Things fall apart then reassemble.Life unravels then weaves back together.The water overwhelms then recedes. This is always the pattern; we've lived it 1,000 times, survived it 1,000 times. Yet always between the disaster … Continue reading
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Prayer for the Cat
Lord bless the pawthat touches the cheekthat bears the tearsthat cleanse the heartthat's battered and scarred. Text and image © 2014 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. Continue reading
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Photography 10
I finally understand. I photographstillness. And when I do,I receivestillness. Text and image © 2014 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. Continue reading