Posted by Brad Osborne on January 2, 2022 · 16 Comments
Scars do not protect a heart,
Old wounds are oft renewed…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on December 20, 2021 · 8 Comments
It is there,
Among dappled sunlight,
Twinkling the scent of violets,
On one of those forever days…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on October 31, 2021 · 19 Comments
Your love grows in the vineyard,
A gift from rain, soil, and sun,
Birth of what you have to give,
But the story is just begun.
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Posted by Brad Osborne on October 28, 2021 · 13 Comments
For little does she know the depth,
To which her subtle words in breath…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on October 11, 2021 · 15 Comments
How is distance measured,
When like the moon,
Thoughts of you break upon my shore…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on October 3, 2021 · 13 Comments
It is forever long,
This finite moment,
This breath of air,
This life sweet…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on August 16, 2021 · 18 Comments
Let twilight fall into night,
And I will hold you near…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on July 4, 2021 · 13 Comments
The world is full of men,
That wonder what they would do…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on June 19, 2021 · 16 Comments
I cannot tell you to stop living,
Quell the need for the things you do…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on May 8, 2021 · 13 Comments
A moment of bliss,
Rocked with exquisite pain…
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