Posted by Brad Osborne on October 7, 2020 · 25 Comments
And as the rain and glass collide,
The thunder shakes the world outside…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on August 3, 2020 · 17 Comments
The pain in their stomachs never more or less, sated by nothing, why do we not that protest.
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Posted by Brad Osborne on June 25, 2020 · 20 Comments
The gulls sing their love on evening air,
Those loving eyes above freckled cheek…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on June 11, 2020 · 12 Comments
The symphony of cricket and cicada begins,
As streetlamps wake to a warming glow…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on May 5, 2020 · 35 Comments
Well, my kind and faithful readers, today marks one year since the return to my blog.
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Posted by Brad Osborne on April 18, 2020 · 24 Comments
Spillwords Press has published my interview in their ‘Spotlight on Writers’ series posted on April, 18, 2020!
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Posted by Brad Osborne on April 9, 2020 · 14 Comments
Gentle scents fall on broken bough,
There is the air and art of Belize…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on March 22, 2020 · 16 Comments
Be aware of all you see,
Each sullen look,
Each wanting need.
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Posted by Brad Osborne on October 31, 2019 · 8 Comments
We are blessed beyond measure,
But rarely do we treasure,
All the things with which we’re blessed,
Wanting more we do attest
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Posted by Brad Osborne on October 10, 2019 · 4 Comments
I lie when the honest words cut
Little fibs that save wounded heart
I cry for the ‘if’ and the ‘but’
Pitfall to best intentions at start
commonsensiblyspeaking 