The 60-Second Sabbath

love

  • Morning Ritual

    Romeo, one of our two black Mumbai cats, walks over to his brother Willy, already stretched on the carpet in front of me. Romeo, too, lies down, and nestles his head into his brother's–Willy starts grooming him, throwing one front… Continue reading

  • Limerick

    The grace of God is unbounded;it's depths have yet to be sounded    no matter the fall,    the trip or the stall,by Love we're relentlessly hounded. Text and image © 2012 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. Continue reading

  • Penitence

    P is for presuming I've compassion.E is for the envy that I feel.N is the nursing of depression.I is for the innocence I steal.T is for the time I keep on wasting.E is for each moment lived in fear.N is… Continue reading

  • Valentine’s Day, 2012

    For all of youwaiting (afraid?) to say,"I love you"to someone: You're running out of time. Text and image © 2012 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. Continue reading

  • Lazurus

    In an instant,all was light–he stumbled,hobbled by strips of cloth,toward an open doorway,beyond which waited love. Where had he been these last few days?He recalled vague murmurs, voices, whispers…"…this is death, but wait, just wait…"He'd been ready to move on,… Continue reading

  • Belonging

    I want the one I loveto find his place,his happiness,his passion. I know he has found his home,as I have found mine,here where our hearts rest together. But like us all,he yearns to be neededby the world beyond. We are… Continue reading

  • Kiss

    When they turn us out–no supper but water and bread–I shall be nourished by your kiss,sheltered by your touch.  Text and image © 2012 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved.   Continue reading

  • Love

    As Christian young people,we sang "Kum Ba Yah" and "Pass It On." We also sang: "Love, love, love, love–the gospel in a word is love.Love you neighbor as your brother.Love, love, love, love." What we did not sing,but is implied:"Love… Continue reading

  • Safety

    Stop advising.Lend your chest;let me therein silence rest Wrap your arms;hold me tight;that's my simpleneed tonight. Text and image © 2012 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved.   Continue reading

  • Rest, My Love

    Rest, my love.The clouds that now confound your spiritwill drift on by midnight,and the moon's cool light shall soothe  you. Text and image © 2011 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved.  Continue reading