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No More To Say

Posted by Brad Osborne on October 21, 2021 · 22 Comments

The far-off tolling of a bell,
Breaks the silence where quiet dwells…

Filed under Poetry · Tagged with burial, dead, death, fears, graveyard, grief, headstones, interred, life, living, loss, poem, Poetry, strict form poetry, tears

Forever Song

Posted by Brad Osborne on March 13, 2021 · 18 Comments

It seems like so long ago,
Since hallowed earth,
Robed you in finality…

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Immortality

Posted by Brad Osborne on September 21, 2020 · 17 Comments

I knew that you would come in time,
Robed boatsman on black Stygian float…

Filed under Poetry · Tagged with death, dying, fear, fighting, graveyard, heaven, immortality, life, living, poem, Poetry, strict form poetry, Styx, time

No More To Say

Posted by Brad Osborne on September 17, 2020 · 22 Comments

The far-off tolling of a bell,
Breaks the silence where quiet dwells…

Filed under Poetry · Tagged with burial, dead, death, fears, graveyard, grief, headstones, interred, life, living, loss, poem, Poetry, strict form poetry, tears

Friday’s Phrase – Graveyard Shift

Posted by Brad Osborne on August 23, 2019 · 4 Comments

The popular theory, although entertaining and a bit creepy, comes from an oft repeated origin, that goes something like this:

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