The 60-Second Sabbath

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  • The Moment

    How is itwe find such truthin nakedness,in union? [which makes familiar our essential strangeness] What is it about the moment,    transcendent,    fleeting,    holy? Text and image © 2014 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. Continue reading

  • The Internal Prophet

    A prophet is dangerous–subversive,threatening the status quo,undermining our security. A prophet is necessary–critical,essential to our growth,preventing stagnation. You are the prophetin the country of your own soul,self calling self    to courage,    to pull up stakes and move–   … Continue reading

  • A Caution for Parents

    That something lived beneath my bedwas simply not the question."That thing is all inside your head,"was Mama's stern suggestion. But then one evening while she frownedbeside the bed and lectured,it grabbed her ankles, pulled her down,as I had long conjectured.… Continue reading

  • Slippery When Wet

    And, really,aren't we all? Text and image © 2012 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved.     Continue reading

  • The Train at Night

    Listen for me.I wail and warn:"Out of my way."I'm barreling through your town,shaking the beds of your drowsing children,filling their dreams with images of escapethrough black, mysterious fields to unfamiliar towns.My Doppler siren invites them to risk themselveson the rails… Continue reading