Times Square
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Dream
And as I dreamed,my skin dissolvedand I expanded,spread outward,a being of refracted lightsurrounded by beings of refracted light,no longer divided entitiesbut all part of a greater, glittering, interconnected whole. I knew my separate selfas illusion,and this wondrous, webbed oneness as life, … Continue reading
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Election Prayer
I pray for our country,that we choose unity over division,hope over despair,poverty over wealth,surrender over dominance,humility over arrogance,peace over violence,compassion over power,the holy over the unholy. I pray for our country. Text and image © 2012 by Dirk deVries. All rights… Continue reading
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God Said to Me
From out of the cloud, God said to me,"I do not love the one you were.I do not love the one you are.I love the one you long to be." Text and image © 2012 by Dirk deVries. All rights… 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