The Rhythm of Nature

The Ebb and Flow of Life

Mike Oberg

The cycles of life

Can cause us strife

Day and night

Dark and light

But if right now your world is black

And joy and love is what you lack

Don't think you must be turning back

Trust that you are on the right track

Beneath the cold, frozen ground

New seeds of life will be found

Waiting there for the next round

When summer warmth will abound

Sadness can turn to delight

When a new joy we invite

Stillness can lead to insight

With a new dawn for our sight

And Spring green ends Winter's white.

Published by Mike Oberg

I am a retired engineer who enjoys photography. I post slideshows of my pictures and write articles on a range of topics. My daughter Maria Roth and my wife Mary Oberg are both AC contributors.  View profile

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  • Honora James2/12/2011

    Nice piece of work!

  • Orchiolum2/12/2011

    I'm so ready.

  • Donald Pennington2/12/2011

    Nice job

  • Rebecca2/11/2011

    Beautiful.......

  • L B Woodgate2/11/2011

    You make a cogent point that life without suffering lacks meaning, passion and strength. Well done.

  • Martin Kloess2/10/2011

    one more from the top - you aced this!!!

  • Michele Starkey2/10/2011

    C'mon Spring green to end "Winter's white!" cheers :)

  • Mike Powers2/10/2011

    A beautifully expressive work of poetry. I really like the meter and rhyme patterns here.Thanks!

  • Nancy V Canfield2/10/2011

    Very nice, Mike!

  • Lee Hansen2/10/2011

    Nice to know that there are sometimes rainbows after a rain.

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