dependence
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Christmas, Day 10
I am a string of Christmas lightswith many burned-out bulbs. It must be someone's jobto keep me merry and bright. Someone?Anyone? Text and image © 2013 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. Continue reading
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Power Outage
Day four without power. Thank God for firewoodand bottled water…even for Spam(don't bother about expiration dates)and final slices of breadspread with strawberry jam. Thank God for blanketsand that awful day-glow orange afghancrocheted by my mother decades ago,that goes with nothingand… Continue reading
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What I Need from You
Hey, Omar, my bartender:Share with me your wisdom. Hey, Isabel, assembling my burger:What has life taught you? Hey, Muhammad, my cabbie: What of your former lifemight illuminate mine? Hey, boss:If you were to mentor me,what guidance would you offer? Every one… Continue reading
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Dependence Day
Let's celebrate Dependence Day! Let's acknowledge how desperately we need one another; our interconnection; how our lack of unity grieves God; how healing only happens when we own our fear and need; how division slowly consumes the… Continue reading
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Declaration of Dependence
The Declaration of Independenceannounced our independencefrom oppression,not our disconnectionfrom the people of the worldor the earth and its beauty. We now needa Declaration of Dependence:we are one;our lives are forever intertwined;your pain is ours;the earth's sorrow is our sorrow. Our home… Continue reading
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Fabulous Apart
To be fabulous withfirst be fabulous apart. Text and image © 2011 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. Continue reading