angels

  • Beings of Light

    "I am surrounded by beings of light,"he said, and then,"Can you see them?" I could not,though I did not doubt him;as surely as he was here,they had to be here, too–had to!—to comfort him, certainly,perhaps to lead him along. Then,… Continue reading

  • Reason and Rationality

    He processed his worldthrough rationality and reason. "But that filters out so much else!"I protested. "All else?" he snorted."Wishful thinking! Superstition!" He said this as I watched angelsgamboling about his head,gleefully plugging and unpluggingthe dendrites and synapsesof his carefully organized… Continue reading

  • My Face

    My face,empty at the table like a white china plate,waits for supper.From the kitchen,silence. Text and image © 2011 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved.   Continue reading

  • I Danced

    As a childI danced with angelsaround the golden-waxed table    in our dining room,and in green-washed summer-air    beneath white-barked beeches,and on a shell-shaped cotton bath mat    behind our closed bathroom door,and yes,on the head of a pin. Do you believe this? Text and image… Continue reading