The 60-Second Sabbath

dusk

  • Dawn and Dusk

    Dawn comesspilling over the Eastern horizonlike a broken egg yolk running through the fields,up and over rooftops. Dusk comesflouncing over the Western horizonlike an overlooked debutantegathering her dusty skirtsand exiting the dance. Text and image © 2012 by Dirk deVries.… Continue reading

  • Something’s Coming

    Something's coming–there's thunder from the south,and a tightening of the air,dusk–and again, as every  evening–crows spiraling downwardto disappear into hunched trees.The sky is a textbook of clouds–every shape,every color. Something's coming… Text and image © 2011 by Dirk deVries. All… Continue reading

  • Victory

    "Victory is mine!"boasts the executioner,holy writ in hand:"Now I chop off your head!" "No, victory is mine,"snarls the victim,holy writ in hand:"You'll burn forever in the fires of hell!" "Victory,"says God,with undertones of irony and amusement,"is not for the one… Continue reading