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  • The Compass

    She used to own a compass…perhaps now packed awaywith her old Girl Scout stuff–a sash, some badges, a plastic lanyard, an empty cookie box. Now she'd simply lost her way.On which side of the tree does the moss grow?On which… Continue reading

  • Did You Awaken Last Night?

    Did you awaken last nightwondering where you fit?how you will continue?what is the point? So did I. And with us,so did the Beloved. Text and image © 2012 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved.   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

  • Puzzle Piece

    I am the missing pieceof a nearly completed puzzle.I've walked through hall after hall,stopped at table after table,scanned jigsaw after jigsawhoped for the possiblity of fitting in,and yet… Have you worked with a puzzle,struggling with a piece you know belongs… Continue reading