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Monkeys
A group of monkeys,typing randomly in a room,will eventuallytype these words,exactly as I am doing now. <sigh> Text and image © 2014 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. Continue reading
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Original Revelation
Perhaps the Big Bangwas God's way of saying, "Ta da!Here I am!"God struts onto the stage of Eternity for the first time: the Divine Debut, the Cosmic Coming Out. Applause! Applause!Rise and throw roses!Cue the trumpets, confetti and high-kicking angels!… Continue reading
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The Halves and the Halves Not
I am a word half-spoken; you are that word's other half.I am a heart half-broken; you are that heart's other half. I am a dream half-thought; you are that dream's other half.I am a lesson half-taught; … Continue reading
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Ristra
These fresh peppers–fire-engine red and leather-supple,all youth and loudness–gather,jostling and laughing,enjoying the attention. They age,color mellowing to burgundy,skin stiffening. Relaxed now, they fall silent,awed by the heat building within,ready to release the firefor which they were bred. Young peppers flash;old… Continue reading
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Existence/Experience
When my father died,I looked through his vast library,and ran my fingers over the polished surfacesof the furniture he had built,and asked,"What was the point?" Then, when my mother died,I looked at her wall of needlepoint,and thumbed through her boxesof… Continue reading
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Manna
In this wilderness,wild with uncertainty and crusty, hard-baked wisdom,we gather bread at dawn,only enough to get us through another long, roasting day,another clay-oven of challenges,another set of imposed tasksimportant to Someone,but mystery to us. Text and image © 2013 by Dirk deVries.… Continue reading
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The Poet
"I'm just rhyming," she said. "Rhyming what?" he asked. "Words, silly. Words and phrases.I'm playing, experimenting." "For what purpose?" She tapped the top of the penagainst her pursed lips."Well, every now and thensomething falls into place–something happens–and there's meaning,or depth,or… Continue reading
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For Me
My poems,my photographs–they live for me, to please me, to nurture me, to move me. Through them,I journey onward. Or, perhaps,they manifest for their own sake. Or, perhaps,for God's. Text and image © 2013 by Dirk deVries.… Continue reading
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Times Square, September, 2012
I just returned from NYC.Each day,to get to the office,I walked through Times Square. People come from around the worldto stand in Times Square–crowded, noisy, littered–and take picture after pictureof gigantic advertisements.That's all Times Square is–enormous, stories-tall advertisements. I don't… Continue reading
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Fill in the Blanks
blank page blank heart a page of possibilities a heart of possibilities with what will you fill yours? Text and image © 2012 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. Continue reading