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First Snow
In advance of first snowthe chill winter windcombs the hares from the fieldsand shepherds them safelyto thickets and hedgerows. Text and image © 2011 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. Continue reading
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Remembering My Mother
My mother died on December 27, 2003. This is what I wrote for her memorial: Mom died last Saturday. I was with her, saw it, felt it…profound, awesome, frightening, wonderful. I comfort myself by thinking about Mom's dying–and my own,… Continue reading
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Agua Eterna
Our rules and regulationsdon't flow like pure waterfrom the tap of sacred scripture,but percolatethrough the filter and groundsof our sometimes appallingprivate reality. Why not exchangeour daily cupof shoulds and notsfor a few measured momentsdrinking deeply ofthe crystalline springof Agua Eterna?… Continue reading
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In the Beginning…
In the beginningGod exploded,blasting divine matter and energy outwardto form a universe of disjointed fierceness. Since then,God's been gathering back together,all parts slowly (but certainly) returning to Center–the sun, the chair on which you sit,the banana ripening on the counter,and… Continue reading
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Dervish
Dervish for a day,I'm pulled into the circle–swirling spiritual protons and neutronsorbiting the Beloved,shuffling, kicking and hopping our wayto transformation of atomic proportions. Text and image © 2011 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. Continue reading
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Problems in the Garden of Eden
"This isn't working out,"God says to the first man and first woman."I had this great plan,but you're not cooperating." "What's the problem?"the woman asks."Aren't we following the rules?" "Well, that's exactly it."God sighs and draws his hand across his face."I… Continue reading
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Flawlessly One
Before tripping over individuality,God and the first humansfeasted on the blissful simplicityof being breathlessly, flawlessly one. Laughter echoed the forest,for they often confused who was whom;in the Eden of Innocenceit seldom seemed to matter. Text and image © 2011 by… Continue reading
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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
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Break Through
Break through the limitsof sensibility, logic and reason.Stamp and jump until the floor gives way.Drop into the sweet chaos of irrationality. Here imagination reigns unrestrained.Poetry and passion collide and ricochet.Symbol and allegory lunge, leap and laugh.Creativity dances, glances, bounds and… Continue reading
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To Be Undone
At the speculum of spirit,unmask.At the mirror of candor,undress.Do you like what you see? To be with Godis to be undone. Text and image © 2011 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. Continue reading