sunrise
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Photo First #5
Nashville, April, 2013. Here we see old Nashville architecture reflected in the gold glass of the new. The reflected building stands out so well because it's fully lit by the newly risen sun. Additional drama is provided by the contrasting… Continue reading
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Photo First #3
Nashville, April, 2013. I took this image–of two buildings, one old, one new–in downtown Nashville, soon after sunrise. Low clouds obscured the upper stories of the taller building in the background. I divided the image into two parts–the building to… Continue reading
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The Dream
I am in my childhood home–but larger–its many rooms running parallel to the lakeshore. I step into the final room,where a young woman and I nearly collide:she is 20ish, thin, with long hair.Startled, she screams;startled, I jump, wonder,"Who are you?… Continue reading
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I Sell My Soul
I sell my soulin the anxious search for security. What wondrous, secret knowledgemust the homeless hold,who live each dayat the fingertips of God? Text and image © 2011 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. Continue reading
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Dawn’s First Fingers
Dawn's first fingersreach around our neighbor's houseand stroke the graying slatsof our tool shed. A small gray catpussyfoots her wayup the naked, broken trellisto the cracked, tacked, faded gray shingles of the roof.She faces the sun,raises one paw,licks it twice,settles… Continue reading