buildings
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Photo First #3
Nashville, April, 2013. I took this image–of two buildings, one old, one new–in downtown Nashville, soon after sunrise. Low clouds obscured the upper stories of the taller building in the background. I divided the image into two parts–the building to… Continue reading
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Grief
Tears flow.Run themuntil they run clear. Tearskeep moistthe wounds,speed healing,prevent scarring. Sadness hurts,sometimes feelsit might kill. But sadness heals.One must trust this is so.Allow it. Sadness is baptism,ritual cleansing and promise–enter these watersboldly. One dayyou exit the fontwith memory intactbut… Continue reading
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Image or Word?
At this momentI'm torn betweengrabbing my cameraand taking up my pen. Something before me–and equally within–demands representation,conscripts me as its agent. Image or word?Today the pen wins. Text and image © 2011 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. Continue reading