Author Archives: Bob OHearn

The dusk sky does not complain when the evening stars come out, nor is the silence which prevails between the realms of day and night an indication of some absence. Ours is not a light that briefly shines, only to … Continue reading →

Shapes shift, light and shadows alternate, facades appear and disappear as Love plays the ancient masquerade.   From Her oceanic depths a flowing dream of waves arises in Love’s disguises born of water.   As bedazzling as Love’s masks may … Continue reading →

All throughout this dark and windy night everything is tipsy and translucent. Light is swaying drunkenly between the visible and invisible. I wonder if perhaps it’s only me, wobbling on my feet, swaying to some spirit beat, listening to soft … Continue reading →

I rise to mate my voice with yours, darling poet of my heart, but in the gentle devastation of your presence, all my simple songs melt into silence and I stand here mute, lilting softly off balance against the background … Continue reading →

She mixes peas, green onions, chopped celery, spices and herbs into the basmati rice, fries it up, sprinkles a handful of crispy onions over it — every mouthful reveals the richness of love, its warm fullness and humble simplicity. I … Continue reading →

All of the beautiful strangers that I happen to meet are really no stranger to me than I am to myself.   I hear their chorus of voices, like breezy harmonics, echoing through trackless space, vaguely familiar, a remembered dream … Continue reading →

There is a joyous impulse within the mechanics of all happiness to spill out of itself, the same motion of the ocean composing waves from its own foamy liquidity to adorn the thirsty shore.   It offers its briny devotion … Continue reading →

Freedom – it’s a door that’s always open, yet nobody passes through.   Some try to make themselves small enough to squeeze through, others big enough to smash the door and burst through – neither realizing this door swings on … Continue reading →

Seeing you walk into the room makes my whole body smile life with you is precious   I am no longer naive I know behind you in the darkness there are creatures with horrendous mouths who are trying to consume … Continue reading →

I was sitting in the old Oak laughing when those eager evangelists waved their pamphlets at you, but you were teaching your dog a new trick, and didn’t even notice. While the angry politicians were threatening to annihilate everyone, we … Continue reading →