joy
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“Am I Wise?” You Ask
"Am I wise?" you ask. If you talk too long or loudly, likely not.If you have more answers than questions, likely not.If you seek illumination from without, likely not.If you dance self-consciously and without abandon… or not at all, likely not.If you arrive… Continue reading
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Great Joy
It is a great joy,to bring God back to God! "What does this mean?"you ask. Stop asking.Just return. You are the missing partof Completeness. Text and image © 2011 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. Continue reading
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The Small
Why so much comfortin my cat's jawjammed with intention, affection against mine? Why so much comfortin the squawking, congregating of crowsin the crowns of evening trees? Why so much comfortin the noise of my partner prepping pizza in the kitchenwhile… Continue reading
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Life Is Not Fair
1My father would halt meby looking over his half-glassesand precisely intoning:"Life is not fair,"a statement falling somewherebetween actuality and pathological avoidance. 2Already aware of the unfairnness of life,I wasn't looking for him to repair it,simply to acknowledge it–not the lack… Continue reading
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The Lord’s Prayer, Stanza 6
Lure,seduce,bewitch us with purity,laughter,clam-happy bliss. Text and image © 2011 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. Continue reading
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Playtime in the Garden of Eden
The sun has not yet broken the Eastern horizon,but Eve is up and eager to play.Standing at the entrance to the cave, she asks,"What today? Tag? Hide and Seek?Kick the Cantelope?Pin the Tale on the Pterodactyl?" Adam groans, "So early?"… Continue reading
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As a Child
As a child, I experienced only the shadow of joy… Continue reading
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My Daily Office
…proffering Christ in pictures and poems. Continue reading
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Yet Another Ten Titles in Search of Their Poems
Luminosity The Fourth Trimester Blubbermouth Chance Encounter Spiritual Edema Escape Claws Flies on the Face of Reason Giving the Devil a New Do Supplemental Flotation Forlornication Text and image © 2011 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. Continue reading
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It’s Still Christmas!
It's still Christmas…the 6th day, to be exact. I don't want to lose the Christmas spirit. I like the feelings of generosity, warmth, wonder and goodwill I've welcomed all December. And I find, after the actual day itself, that in… Continue reading