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 1, 2021 · 15 Comments
Hard to sleep the night before.
Always harder, not knowing.
With the rising sun we’ll leave,
I wonder where we’re going.
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Posted by Brad Osborne on November 25, 2021 · 13 Comments
But life is not so easy this,
A linear chart of time,
A life lived to its fullest intent,
Has always been a climb…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on July 14, 2021 · 19 Comments
I am not aimless,
I am simply an ebb and flow…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on May 23, 2021 · 20 Comments
Ak’wian struggled to understand the duality represented by the Yin and Yang.
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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
Posted by Brad Osborne on November 26, 2020 · 9 Comments
But life is not so easy this,
A linear chart of time,
A life lived to its fullest intent,
Has always been a climb…
Filed under Poetry · Tagged with climbing, direction, downtown, empowerment, freedom, journey, ladder, life, Life lessons, poem, Poetry, strict form poetry, struggle, time, up
Posted by Brad Osborne on July 8, 2019 · Leave a Comment
When seeking a path through the valley of life…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on May 23, 2019 · 4 Comments
Hard to sleep the night before.
Always harder, not knowing.
With the rising sun we’ll leave,
I wonder where we’re going.
Filed under Poetry, Reading for Riders · Tagged with bikers, direction, family, humanity, life, loss, motorcycles, motorcycling, no destination, open road, Poetry, questions, relationships, riders, riding, travel, two wheels, wander, wonder
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