darkness
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Willy and Romeo
My cats are clothed in night.In darkness they disappear. Text and image © 2013 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. Continue reading
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The Death of Caring
Compassion died in me today.Where empathy warmed my soul's hearth,cold ash and half-burned logs stink of char and death.I no longer care,and no amount of wantingbrings caring back. The timing of this escapes me–it just is;it has come as it… Continue reading
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Lily of the Valley
Oh, lily of the valley(a valley fraught with fears),you grow so purely fragiledrenched with the storm of tears. Your bells ring sweet and simple,hung from your towers of green,and promise of a futureof peace, as yet unseen. Oh, lily of… Continue reading
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Necessarily Beautiful
One can see the world's selfishness, cruelty and isolation,and still believe in and see its beauty, goodness and connection.The latter remains the realityhidden behind and beneath the former. To believe and see is often difficult.It's a long journey toward awareness:God is in and… Continue reading