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On Becoming Wine
[Bunch of Grapes, by Andrew John Henry Way, 1873] To make a jug of wine, a grape seed must first have gone into the ground and died in...
Daniel G Opperwall
May 5, 20184 min read
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The Theology of Dostoevsky
(Dostoevky's Grave, St Petersburg) The following is a lightly edited version of my final remarks to the students for a course at Trinity...
Daniel G Opperwall
Apr 4, 20185 min read
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Thabor
Fr Luke lifted the hat brim from his eyes. He did not sit up right away, but shifted slightly until the hammock swayed under him. The...
Daniel G Opperwall
Jan 5, 20187 min read
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Grief: Love
(Photo © Daniel G Opperwall; all rights reserved) Love is often festal. A baby is born to tears of joy, grows, laughs as she is tossed...
Daniel G Opperwall
Oct 3, 20175 min read
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Contemplation (and a Rose)
(Painting from a Ruysch Still Life) Contemplation (and a Rose) It was through the back alley that I was walking, that alley that is lined...
Daniel G Opperwall
Aug 11, 20175 min read
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Envy (poem; adults)
(Painting: Menageot--Envy Plucking the Wings of Fame) Envy- You, like string upon a needle fine that through the eyelid in a stroke is...
Daniel G Opperwall
Aug 10, 20171 min read
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