illusion
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Revelation
A whirlwindthrowing light,God spins by,erasing the lineI'd carefully drawnbetween sacred and secular. Laughing, God calls back,"Haven't you heard?I am the anti-boundary!" Text and image © 2013 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. Continue reading
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Meeting the Self on a Dark, October Night
I met my selfwhile walking home last nightalong a dark, October road,lined with leafless trees,swept by a coarse wind,smelling of approaching snow. I met my selfand knew he was but a ghost,a resonance of past illusion,an echo of concepts and… Continue reading
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The House
I built the housesolidlyand strong–heavy shutters guard the windows,strong bolts secure the doors–an unmovable house,unshakably safe. I stand on the street,admiring my house,my sturdy, inpenetrable house. An old woman creaks by,leaning on her walker;"Quite the house," she says. "Yes," I… Continue reading
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Hauntings
We are our own ghosts.We are what goes bump in our nights.We the ones who rearrange the nicknacks,later confounding ourselves,wondering who (or what?) moved that thingfrom the living room to the bedroom,from the study to the garage. We are the… Continue reading
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This Gulf between Us
You imagine we are separate, don't you?You think I'm over hereand you're over there;am I right? This gulf between usis an illusion. Text and image © 2011 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. Continue reading
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Not One, But Not Two
My friend Jim recently commented on a post of mine, decrying the use of labels. I think his response was justified. Labeling sustains separations that ultimately are illusory. In God, we become one. (Jim will occasionally refer to God as… Continue reading