creativity
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The Creative Process
So you'd like to write a poem? Use common words in uncommon ways. Only say what's authentic for you or it will land false. End with a punch, not below… Continue reading
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Writing Again
My muse unleashed, unfettered,roams the grounds like a dog in heat,whimpering, whining, trotting from tree to tree,eager, alert, responding to every new sight, sound, scent,gathering sensations, collecting,distracted always but distilling everything. She returns at dusk,sweaty, tired, sated,flops beside me on… Continue reading
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Leap-Faithing
Allow your curiosityto best you–flip switches,mix chemicals,assemble mismatched parts,let the cart lead the horse,give the sleeping bear a poke,chew through the wire. The mess you make,likely won't kill you. Oh, you may retrace steps,redo work,replace something broken,apologize. But you will… Continue reading
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You, Artist
Only madnesstakes in handpalette and brush,splashing senseless colorsacross the singular canvasof your life.Insane abandoncreates the masterpiece. You, artist:this is your calling. Text and image © 2012 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. Continue reading
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When I Lost My Parents
When I lost my parents(as in death, not in the grocery store)I questioned the purposeof their life's creative output: my mother's needlework; my father's woodworking; my mothers hand-written, stained recipe cards; my father's watercolor paintings of… Continue reading
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To Write
When you write,hold the pen lightly. Let it dance across the page. It looks to youfor neither destination nor purpose.It knows the steps. Just let it dance… Text and image © 2012 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. Continue reading
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Photography
I take photos. For those with clear eyes,the opportunities are endless–skyscrapers, cemeteries, snowy landscapes… What I really seek to captureare dreams. Text and image © 2012 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. Continue reading
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A Dozen Words
Give me a dozen words,and I shall give you a poem. Give me a dozen words,and you have given me a poem. Text and image © 2011 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. Continue reading
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Day of Rest
A headline in last weekend's Denver Post read, "Day of Rest Good for Soul, Even to the Nonreligious." Turns out the constant flow of information and our endless busyness is actually making us sick, physically, emotionally and mentally. It interferes… Continue reading
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When One Writes a Poem
initially you just vomit on the pagethe body mind heart psychedumping pumping purgingthe undigested mixtureof potential toxinsout through the pen tipjust to be rid of itjust to keep it from being absorbed unheeded unsortedinto the organs and limbs and life… Continue reading