Posted by Brad Osborne on April 7, 2022 · 17 Comments
I hear the train whistle blowing,
Steel wheels sing clickety-clack…
Filed under Poetry · Tagged with adventure, american, bindle, hobo, nomad, nomadic, poem, Poetry, rail, railroad, track, trains, transient, travel, whistle
Posted by Brad Osborne on November 14, 2021 · 29 Comments
When I was fourteen or fifteen, I stole a motorcycle.
Filed under General · Tagged with adventure, brother, crashed, honesty, motorcycles, parents, punishment, short story, sister, stealing, story, survivor, theft, wedding, youth
Posted by Brad Osborne on May 3, 2021 · 22 Comments
I hear the train whistle blowing,
Steel wheels sing clickety-clack…
Filed under Poetry · Tagged with adventure, american, bindle, hobo, nomad, nomadic, poem, Poetry, rail, railroad, track, trains, transient, travel, whistle
Posted by Brad Osborne on March 11, 2021 · 12 Comments
I found the rabbit hole,
Looking to belong…
Filed under Poetry · Tagged with acceptance, adventure, belonging, depth, expectations, hole, poem, Poetry, pride, rabbit, searching, seeking, test, value, worth
Posted by Brad Osborne on June 1, 2020 · 22 Comments
Tinted windows block the sun,
Scenery killed for comfort won…
Filed under Poetry, Reading for Riders · Tagged with adventure, bikers, brotherhood, exposed, freedom, life, love, motocycling, motorcycles, open road, poem, poems, Poetry, riding, two wheels
Posted by Brad Osborne on March 9, 2020 · 18 Comments
We must dare to stand on edge,
And unfurl our tiny wings…
Filed under Poetry · Tagged with adventure, children, fledgling, flying, growing up, leaving the nest, life, Life lessons, little bird, on wing, poem, Poetry, reward, risk, strict form poetry
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