Photography
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If I Am to Serve
If I am to serve,then whom?when?where? Asking the questionsdelays the answers. Text and image © 2011 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. Continue reading
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Behind and Beyond
We say,"Don't rely on appearance alone,"because great things movebehind and beyond appearances. When you begin to peer behind and beyond,you become a priest,a theologian,a liturgist,an artist,and a poet. Be ready. Text and image © 2011 by Dirk deVries. All rights… Continue reading
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I Could Have Used You Today
I could have used you today. I needed you: a stillpoint, a saner pivot, a rock to cling to while the currents pushed and pulled, someone to click download, arms to cry in, acceptance of the mess I am. I needed another perspective, a… Continue reading
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Playing with God
When I write poemsI play with God.We race our bikes on gravel roads,stop to grieve for flattened caterpillars,marvel at Queen Anne's Lace,curl back the corners of bursting milkweed pods,watch their thousand filaments float on to raise new families, to inspire new… Continue reading
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Come to Me
Come to me;kick off your shoes. Come to me;let slip the mask.Breath.Smile only if you want to.Cry when needed.Speak your mind. Come to me;regroup;hide. Come into peace. Text and image © 2011 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. Continue reading
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My Moment
What if my moment comes,and I miss it?What if the moment has passed,and I was clueless? This could be the moment now,or this one. How many moments are begun, abandoned, forgotten? I so often feelI'm right there on the verge,but… Continue reading
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Let It Have Its Way
O, my God–loving and sustaining God–sometimes I feel as if my heart and head and soul will explode–so many ideas and insights and understandings and imaginings–all at once. What am I to do with this? How/when/where does it find expression?… Continue reading
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Awake
Soul slap.Spirit snap.Mind whack.And you're awake. Text and image © 2011 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. Continue reading
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Both Cats
Both cats merge on my lap:twenty-four total poundsof silky, satisfied blackness. So my question is:Am I sitting with a lap full of catsor a lapful of cat? This kind of question bugs me. Text and image © 2011 by Dirk… Continue reading