The 60-Second Sabbath

madness

  • You, Artist

    Only madnesstakes in handpalette and brush,splashing senseless colorsacross the singular canvasof your life.Insane abandoncreates the masterpiece. You, artist:this is your calling. Text and image © 2012 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. Continue reading

  • The Flu

    Let's say you have the fluand a fever of 104: While you sleep, fitfully,twisting and sweating,an angel appearsand unravels visionspatched together from your pastand borrowed from your future. Who's to say whether your illnessprovides a doorway to truthful, hidden depthsor… Continue reading

  • The Madness of Love

    I understand (in my own way, at least) something of the "madness of love," the inexplicable, irrational force of love, which continues, without apparent purpose or source, to drive us toward something–justice, for example, or growth, wholeness, connection. The madness… Continue reading