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  • The New Question

    For a very long time,the question of spiritual identityhas been,"Who are you?" Now is the time for a new question:"Whose are you?" We are God's.We belong to one another. As Desmund Tutu said,"I am because you are." Text and image… Continue reading

  • Stopping by a Wall in the Early Morning

    Whose pants are these? I think I know.His home is up a block or so.My little Nikon thinks it queerThat I should snap a photo here. Why drape them so? At whose behest?Seems lacking logic at its bestFor jeans to… Continue reading

  • The Central, Sacred Question

    "At the center of your life," she said,"is a central, sacred questionThat question guides everything you do,your goals, your relationship…everything." "But what is the question?"he asked. "That's just it," she said."It's different for each of us.Some state it without hesitation;others… Continue reading

  • In the Trailer Park

    In my 20s,while attending graduate school,I lived in a trailer parkin Kalamazoo, Michigan.Many daysI'd go running around the outer edge of the park,a distance of about 1/4 mile.I'd run around and around the same narrow, asphalt street,past the same rusty… Continue reading

  • 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