The 60-Second Sabbath

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  • Deposed

    On thin, unsteady legshe orbits the ancient tennis court,watching the young bucksbounce      slam      spin. He once presided here,from prince to kingto gone old. Text and image © 2011 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. Continue reading

  • Summer in the Garden of Eden

    So hot.Naked is good when you sweat this much.He climbs the tree in search of a breeze.Ah, here it is.Sunlight through leaves patterns his brown skin. He sighs for companionship.Where is that snake?Of all the animals,the one with words. Much… Continue reading

  • 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

  • Mind Grinding

    "Get out of my way!"I say to my mind."Stop bleating and blaring and blocking mewith endless analysis,with relentless reasoning." It does that.It can grind perfectly lovely creativity right into the pavement. Text and image © 2011 by Dirk deVries. All… Continue reading

  • Blankness

    I start a new journal…devoid of all words…nothing but gloriously empty lines. What if I just left it blank? To borrow the words of poet Billy Collins, what if I stopped "running my mouth"? What if I stopped "leaning on the… Continue reading