seasons – Longing for Autumn

The Tears of Autumn

October 14, 2023 by Bob Oberg

To be interested in the changing seasons is a happier state than to be hopelessly in love with spring. George Santayana The Tears of Autumn Let the feelings come Do not hold them back Allow the stillness of this moment To enter into your heart and soul The trees of autumn have beauty But their … Read more

Summer Song (March)

March 24, 2023 by Bob Oberg

Today it is in the 80s in Charlotte! I felt a call to post this poem again. It is one of the first poems I posted after starting this blog in May 2021. It is a poem of beginning. Enjoy! Summer Song It was early summer when it all began The circle of life, the … Read more

When the Dawn Fails to Come

May 31, 2021 by Bob Oberg

Today I was reflecting on the durability of difficult states of mind. Pain is real, not make believe. And it can last a long time. I have felt it. But I do believe that there are longer cycles and there will come an end to even the most difficult of states.

Summer Song

May 19, 2021May 18, 2021 by Bob Oberg

Many of my poems are associated with a season. This poem hearkens to the beginning of Marianne’s and my spiritual journey, and I want to share it as one of the first posts in this new blog!