Posted by Brad Osborne on September 12, 2021 · 20 Comments
Let me be a welcomed sign,
On the path so hard to find…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on August 15, 2021 · 21 Comments
What if no one would ever know,
What evil would eager tempt,
What good would go undone…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on May 5, 2021 · 20 Comments
Worth is not found in what we hold,
Not seen in our vaults of silver and gold…
Filed under Poetry · Tagged with charity, death, giving, letting go, life, Life lessons, love, poem, Poetry, power, soul, spirit, strength, value, worth
Posted by Brad Osborne on April 23, 2021 · 22 Comments
He had watched his father work the seas his whole life and wanted nothing more than to be a great fisherman in kind.
Filed under Taoist Parables · Tagged with boat, fishing, generations, gift, giving, hard work, koan, learning, life, Life lessons, mantra, parable, taoism, taoist koan, tradition
Posted by Brad Osborne on April 7, 2021 · 23 Comments
When I die, I will never be far away,
And if you look for me, I will be easily found…
Filed under Poetry · Tagged with always, closeness, death, far, giving, life, looking, lost love, love, near, need, poem, Poetry, time, unending
Posted by Brad Osborne on March 3, 2021 · 12 Comments
A million gaping mouths,
Clamoring to be fed,
Many worthy causes,
Pulling a single thread…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on January 9, 2021 · 15 Comments
The greatest philosophy,
Is to care for one another,
Possessive by apostrophe,
I, the keeper of my brother…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on October 3, 2020 · 25 Comments
The loving word of friend,
That whisper in our ear…
Filed under Poetry · Tagged with angels, caring, friendship, giving, helpful, humanity, kindness, life, love, poem, Poetry, selfless, spirit, strict form poetry, wings
Posted by Brad Osborne on August 3, 2020 · 17 Comments
The pain in their stomachs never more or less, sated by nothing, why do we not that protest.
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Posted by Brad Osborne on June 4, 2020 · 23 Comments
Kiss me like,
Love is your madness,
Infect my world,
Drive me insane.
Filed under Poetry · Tagged with acceptance, desire, eternity, giving, kiss, longing, love, pain, partner, passion, poem, poems, Poetry, romance, spouse
