Posted by Brad Osborne on January 3, 2022 · 18 Comments
The old man peers down the road yet ahead,
And in the distance, the hills for him to climb…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on December 9, 2021 · 15 Comments
Oh, mercy lay your hands on me,
A wretched soul not yet set free
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Posted by Brad Osborne on October 27, 2021 · 22 Comments
Do not cry for me,
I sleep in the bed I made…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on September 20, 2021 · 14 Comments
Fate hangs in azure strung long,
A narrow and harrowed path…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on July 19, 2021 · 15 Comments
Is it cloud that falls so gently
When mountain top is kissed
Or does it rise from the valley
This cold and haunting mist
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Posted by Brad Osborne on April 15, 2021 · 12 Comments
We take a path in life,
Neither straight nor flat…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on March 21, 2021 · 15 Comments
Is it making me take three lefts,
When I was meant to go right…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on March 15, 2021 · 14 Comments
…Where thoughts lead fears,
And fears push actions,
And actions leave marks…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on January 18, 2021 · 20 Comments
You earned my respect many years ago,
When you chose the hardest choice…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on December 31, 2020 · 10 Comments
The old man peers down the road yet ahead,
And in the distance, the hills for him to climb…
Filed under Poetry · Tagged with age, choices, direction, distance, journey, life, Life lessons, long, memories, path, poem, Poetry, steps, strict form poetry, time
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