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Declaration of Dependence
The Declaration of Independenceannounced our independencefrom oppression,not our disconnectionfrom the people of the worldor the earth and its beauty. We now needa Declaration of Dependence:we are one;our lives are forever intertwined;your pain is ours;the earth's sorrow is our sorrow. Our home… Continue reading
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Obliquity 2
Are you someone infected toowith the constant call to do,to accomplish, overcome,get just one more damn thing done? Are their meetings to attend?Loads of clothes to clean and mend?Stacks of bills to sort and pay?Lists of folks for whom to… Continue reading
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A Billion People
A billion peoplelive on less than a dollar a day,and we're arguing aboutgay marriage. My God, my God,why have we forsaken you? Text and image © 2011 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. Continue reading
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The Tree of Secrets
The First Children,playing together in the Marvelous Garden,stop to restbeneath the laden branchesof the Tree of Secrets. What is this ripe, round, richly scented fruit? Eve,not yet knowing right from wrong,takes a sloppy bite.Adam,not yet knowing wrong from right,licks the… Continue reading