Posted by Brad Osborne on May 17, 2023 · 15 Comments
They did not contemplate,
That it would be this night…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on May 2, 2023 · 14 Comments
If amidst the dry and sandy sea,
They could sit right across from me,
Would we still kill one another,
Or would we have seen a brother.
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Posted by Brad Osborne on October 24, 2022 · 12 Comments
Now is not about then,
A moment of the past,
Now is not about when,
A future yet uncast…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on October 5, 2022 · 15 Comments
Spillwords has again honored me by publishing one of my poems.
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Posted by Brad Osborne on June 23, 2022 · 20 Comments
If amidst the dry and sandy sea,
They could sit right across from me,
Would we still kill one another,
Or would we have seen a brother.
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Posted by Brad Osborne on November 3, 2021 · 21 Comments
Now is not about then,
A moment of the past,
Now is not about when,
A future yet uncast…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on April 5, 2021 · 19 Comments
I did not set out to be brave,
My intent was much more selfish,
Just survive another day…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on January 13, 2021 · 17 Comments
Is family all about genealogy,
Bonds only formed in biology,
Must all those on my family tree,
Have the same last name as me…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on November 18, 2020 · 18 Comments
I am not color blind,
I recognize your race…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on October 29, 2020 · 19 Comments
Now is not about then,
A moment of the past,
Now is not about when,
A future yet uncast…
Filed under Poetry · Tagged with brotherhood, future, humanity, in the moment, life, living in the now, love, now, one love, poem, Poetry, road, strict form poetry, will, work
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