Wonder
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The Sower and the Seed
The Sower doesn’t check the soil first; they simply throw out the seed, generously, recklessly, for everyone, everywhere, no matter how ready the soil— at times dry and hard, at times moist and waiting.We are that soil, changing with the… Continue reading
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Absent Wonder
I wandered through woods, towering stands of oak and beech,clamoured over endless swells of golden dunes,scrambled up and slid down slopes of sun-warmed sand. I marvelled at the perfect circles drawn by blades of restless beach grass,like the… Continue reading
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Haiku for the Christmas Tree
Washed in colored lightand tears and memory, I'mundone by wonder. Text and image © 2013 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. Continue reading
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Original Revelation
Perhaps the Big Bangwas God's way of saying, "Ta da!Here I am!"God struts onto the stage of Eternity for the first time: the Divine Debut, the Cosmic Coming Out. Applause! Applause!Rise and throw roses!Cue the trumpets, confetti and high-kicking angels!… Continue reading
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A Diner in Central PA
sepia photos on the wallsoldthe color of memory a brick house shadowed by tall treesa two-story business districta trolley car linked to overhead lines this could be my historymy history pinned to these wallslong enough ago nowto be a curiosityfor… Continue reading
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John 8:31-32
When Truth sets us free,she frees usto re-imagine everything,including Truth. Text and image © 2013 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. Continue reading
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“You Are What You Love”
Rumi suggests,"You are what you love."What then are you? I am silence.I am friends.I am a photograph revealing the unexpected.I am a poem provoking discovery.I am a walk in the woods.I am music.I am wonder.I am God. Text… Continue reading
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Christmas, Day 5
Merry Christmas to you, my tiny new one.Did you know that God also got him a son? His name is Jesus, who humbly was borna long time ago on a bright winter mornin a land far away in a town near… Continue reading
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Christmas Wish #4
Let'splunder lessandwonder more. Text and image © 2012 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. Continue reading
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Christmas Wish #1
May yourholidaysbringholy daze. Text and image © 2012 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. Continue reading