writing
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When Have I Said Enough?
When have I said enough? When the bucket of insightscrapes across dry stonesat the bottom of the soul's well,is it time to stop dipping? After years of welcomingthat refreshing splash,anticipating the clear, cool newnessraised sloppily to the surface,running icy cold… Continue reading
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A Poem Rarely Finishes
A poem rarely finishes,because we rarely finish…or only finish once. Upon my deathmy poems will gatherand say(some with sadness,some with wonder,some with relief),"Well, that's it then.No more fiddling." They will go on with their livesin whatever state I've left them.… Continue reading
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Image or Word?
At this momentI'm torn betweengrabbing my cameraand taking up my pen. Something before me–and equally within–demands representation,conscripts me as its agent. Image or word?Today the pen wins. Text and image © 2011 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. Continue reading
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When One Writes a Poem
initially you just vomit on the pagethe body mind heart psychedumping pumping purgingthe undigested mixtureof potential toxinsout through the pen tipjust to be rid of itjust to keep it from being absorbed unheeded unsortedinto the organs and limbs and life… Continue reading
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Artist’s Studio
To some, it's merely a notebook,ruled lines on unnumbered pages,blue words floating on cream-colored paper. To me it's a pool of secrets.Holding my breath, I plunge through the pages,never knowing when or where I'll surface. Or if. Text and image… Continue reading
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These Words
These words are mine to write.They are not yours.They are the clearing in the forestwhere I chant and dance and take chances.These words are mine to write. Your words are yours to write.They are not mine.They are the glass panel… Continue reading
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The Role of Words
If what you seek is truth,give up on words. All writing–all speech–is fiction,a combination of symbols arranged in arbitrary order,pointing (depending on the speaker and receiver)in any of several dozen directions. Your words are a bucket of ping-pong ballssealed in… Continue reading
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The Mystery in the Mundane
In my writing and in my photography, I want to reveal the mystery in the mundane, the transcendent in the every day. I want others to say, with me, "Wow! I never saw it like that," or, at least, "Hmmm…" To… Continue reading
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Core Word #5: Paradox
My dad once owned a sailboat with another physician. They named her Paradox. Get it? I appreciated the pun then, and I appreciate the concept now. Paradox means holding two opposing, contradictory points as equally true. If you need everything… Continue reading
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On Writing
Sometimes, when I sit writing in my journal–a pen and paper affair, not on the computer–I am amazed how effortlessly writing occurs. I'm watching these words flow from my pen. What a remarkable thing! I can communicate this way, and… Continue reading