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Only Poetry
Only poetry probesthe complicated inner life of God. Only imagination reachesthe unspoken and unarticulated mystery of What's Beyond. Only the mystic enters(naked, vulnerable, purposeless)the Holy of Holies. Only artists lead usto the Center. Am I overstating?I struggle to know. Text and… Continue reading
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Unplug
I have a challenge for you: One day a month,free yourself from the grid– turn off your cell phone, stay away from the computer, don't Facebook, tweet, YouTube or text, refuse the TV, unplug the… Continue reading
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Seated at Dinner
Seated at dinner,others talk around me.I don't mind.I watch you across the table,a forest dense and enigmatic.I will explore your labyrinth of hidden paths.Somewhere within is the still, sun-filtered clearingof which I've dreamed. Text and image © 2011 by Dirk… Continue reading
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A New Name for God
Every dayinvent a new name for God. Every dayfind another wayto voice your experience of the eternal. Death comeswhen you cease reachingfor the horizon that leads you onwardto speak in as yet unknown tongues. Don't resistand don't be afraid. Text… Continue reading
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Artist’s Studio
To some, it's merely a notebook,ruled lines on unnumbered pages,blue words floating on cream-colored paper. To me it's a pool of secrets.Holding my breath, I plunge through the pages,never knowing when or where I'll surface. Or if. Text and image… Continue reading
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Dawn in the Garden of Eden
"My first morning," she says,mostly to herself,mostly to hear her voice again. The rain has stopped.She inhales:so many scents!She can't yet sort them out,but soon she will–animal musk,wet soil,apple blossoms,her own skin… She grins with pleasure,and doing so,startles herself–her first… Continue reading