Posted by Brad Osborne on May 31, 2021 · 17 Comments
And in dawn’s growing light,
Was heard the bugle’s blare…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on May 30, 2021 · 16 Comments
I told you everything would be okay,
And we both knew that was untrue…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on May 29, 2021 · 22 Comments
I have lived a biker’s life,
yet now I ride with one fear.
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Posted by Brad Osborne on May 28, 2021 · 14 Comments
A rispetto is a very old Italian poetic form and its age has spawned many definitions, but the two most common variations are these:
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Posted by Brad Osborne on May 27, 2021 · 19 Comments
Each small step we take in life,
Leads to an unseen abyss
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Posted by Brad Osborne on May 26, 2021 · 18 Comments
There are times when you think you will not get out alive,
When forces are plotted against your plan to survive
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Posted by Brad Osborne on May 25, 2021 · 16 Comments
A curated collection of cackles, caws, and critiques.
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Posted by Brad Osborne on May 24, 2021 · 22 Comments
Must I leave the earth that I love,
Transit the most dangerous place…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on May 23, 2021 · 20 Comments
Ak’wian struggled to understand the duality represented by the Yin and Yang.
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Posted by Brad Osborne on May 22, 2021 · 11 Comments
Swooping from heaven to pluck us,
From the hell they dropped us in…
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