Posted by Brad Osborne on November 25, 2020 · 7 Comments
If I told you my dreams,
would you laugh at what they are?
Category Poetry · Tagged with aspirations, belief, dreams, hope, life, love, partner, poem, Poetry, relationships, rising, shared, sky, strict form poetry, sun
Posted by Brad Osborne on November 23, 2020 · 12 Comments
Be wary of the fine words,
That drip like honey,
Into eager ears…
Category Poetry · Tagged with beware, false, glare, intent, lies, meaning, perception, perspective, poem, Poetry, revealing, shadows, strict form poetry, truth, vision
Posted by Brad Osborne on November 22, 2020 · 11 Comments
Our lives are filled with things to be done,
Chores to be worked and errands to run…
Category Poetry · Tagged with being present, life, living, living in the now, moments, pause, peace, poem, Poetry, quiet, rat race, slow down, strict form poetry, time, tranquility
Posted by Brad Osborne on November 21, 2020 · 24 Comments
Forces pushing us to final finite end,
Where we learn what our lives have spun…
Category Poetry · Tagged with cast off, centrifugal, cosmos, death, horizon, journey, life, orbit, poem, Poetry, revolving, rotation, special forces, spinning, time
Posted by Brad Osborne on November 19, 2020 · 8 Comments
You say it won’t,
I know it will,
It always does…
Category Poetry · Tagged with deadly force, death, emotionless, evil, eyes, judged, killing, knowledge, lies, perception, poem, Poetry, strict form poetry, truth, violence
Posted by Brad Osborne on November 18, 2020 · 18 Comments
I am not color blind,
I recognize your race…
Category Poetry · Tagged with blame, brotherhood, color, forgiveness, humanity, one love, one people, poem, Poetry, race, racial equality, racism, respect, social equality, strict form poetry
Posted by Brad Osborne on November 16, 2020 · 10 Comments
It comes with a heavy mantle,
With a weight that must be born…
Category Poetry · Tagged with deeds, example, humanity, leadership, leadership traits, poem, Poetry, power, respect, responsibility, reward, sacrifice, strength, strict form poetry, truth
Posted by Brad Osborne on November 15, 2020 · 16 Comments
The watermark on the desk,
A simple forever reminder,
When you were sitting there,
Life seemed a little kinder…
Category Poetry · Tagged with absence, distance, haunting, lasting, life, little things, lost love, love, memories, poem, Poetry, reminders, strict form poetry, tears, wounds
Posted by Brad Osborne on November 14, 2020 · 16 Comments
The island inks that paint our arms,
Our quiet strength and worldly charms…
Category Poetry · Tagged with girls, love, lust, Marines, ocean, poem, Poetry, sailing, sailors, sea, strict form poetry, temporary, travel, women, World
Posted by Brad Osborne on November 12, 2020 · 17 Comments
As the adventurers in stories of old,
Setting out upon the vast blue seas,
To seek the new, so brave and bold,
We set loving sail and so went we…
Category Poetry · Tagged with exploring, horizon, islands, love, marooned, ocean, poem, Poetry, relationships, searching, seeking, setting sail, storms, strict form poetry, weather
