Posted by Brad Osborne on March 18, 2023 · 15 Comments
I told you everything would be okay,
And we both knew that was untrue…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on May 4, 2022 · 14 Comments
I told you everything would be okay,
And we both knew that was untrue…
Filed under Poetry · Tagged with battle, brother, burial, death, funeral, life, loss, Marines, peace, poem, Poetry, promise, rest, vow, war
Posted by Brad Osborne on May 30, 2021 · 16 Comments
I told you everything would be okay,
And we both knew that was untrue…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on January 22, 2020 · 18 Comments
Do not send me off this way,
With tears and woeful cries,
Let me think that my last day,
Will be seen through happy eyes.
Filed under Poetry · Tagged with celebration of life, death, dying, final wishes, funeral, grief, grieving, laughter, life, loss, memories, open form poetry, poem, Poetry, sadness
Posted by Brad Osborne on June 3, 2019 · 5 Comments
I am gone now,
but do not be sad.
I have lived my life.
Filed under General · Tagged with death, eulogy, family, friends, funeral, inspiration, last words, legacy, life, memorial, self love, Tao, taoism, writing a eulogy
Posted by Brad Osborne on June 2, 2019 · 3 Comments
If I could choose what was said, what would I choose? As you already know, with my love of words this would seem inherently important to someone like me. So, I have set a goal. I will write my own eulogy now.
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