Posted by Brad Osborne on December 7, 2022 · 11 Comments
You have resurrected the man,
Saved a parched and dying land…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on August 20, 2022 · 23 Comments
There are many things one can hang their hat on as being worthy of the time we are given.
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Posted by Brad Osborne on January 31, 2022 · 18 Comments
He stood in line with the other children, as he waited his turn to stand before Master Shin and receive his gift.
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Posted by Brad Osborne on December 30, 2021 · 18 Comments
You have resurrected the man,
Saved a parched and dying land…
Filed under Poetry · Tagged with blessings, drought, dying, kisses, parched, poem, Poetry, rain, refuge, saved, scorched, strict form poetry, thirsty, water, wishful
Posted by Brad Osborne on December 27, 2020 · 16 Comments
You have resurrected the man,
Saved a parched and dying land…
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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 May 4, 2020 · 30 Comments
Daffodils on sunlit hills,
And a warmth felt in the breeze…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on April 18, 2020 · 30 Comments
Let loose the light in strident strands,
As faint as the scent of gardened rose…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on March 1, 2020 · 17 Comments
What deeds will you lie before pearly gate,
Hoping to buy a more heavenly fate…
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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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