winter
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NYC Winter Night
I'm in New York Cityon a numbingly cold winter night,20th floor of the Marriot Courtyard,just off 5th Avenue.I sleep with the drapes open,receding buildings splattered with random lights,constellations in the city sky. Text and image © 2011 by Dirk deVries.… Continue reading
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Sanctuary
"Sanctuary!" I cry.A small door in an infinite wall opens.As the dark trees crowd behind me,I crawl through.The door creaks shut.Now I am an immigrant in the kingdom of the ineffable,small, grateful, safe. Text and image © 2011 by Dirk… Continue reading
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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