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…
Filed under Poetry · Tagged with absence, beauty, devotion, distance, free form poetry, heart, kisses, life, love, moonlit, nearness, poem, Poetry, prose, starlight
Posted by Brad Osborne on October 3, 2021 · 13 Comments
It is forever long,
This finite moment,
This breath of air,
This life sweet…
Filed under Poetry · Tagged with blessed, finite, heart, life, Life lessons, light, love, momentary, new, poem, Poetry, strict form poetry, strong, time, zen
Posted by Brad Osborne on August 16, 2021 · 18 Comments
Let twilight fall into night,
And I will hold you near…
Filed under Poetry · Tagged with comfort, dreams, heart, held, love, lovers, lullaby, night, poem, Poetry, promises, protected, safe, sleep, warm
Posted by Brad Osborne on July 4, 2021 · 13 Comments
The world is full of men,
That wonder what they would do…
Filed under Poetry · Tagged with bravery, combat, danger, every man, heart, love, measure, poem, Poetry, question, resist, stand up, steel, strength, test
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…
Filed under Poetry · Tagged with care, death, diet, doctor's orders, family, good choices, health, heart, illness, joy, life, poem, Poetry, rest, time
Posted by Brad Osborne on May 8, 2021 · 13 Comments
A moment of bliss,
Rocked with exquisite pain…
Filed under Poetry · Tagged with angelic, bliss, desire, heart, loss, love, pain, poem, Poetry, protective, relationships, stay away, tempted, tempting, touch
Posted by Brad Osborne on April 29, 2021 · 26 Comments
Where what was held sway,
Over what could be next…
Filed under Poetry · Tagged with future, heart, letting go, life, Life lessons, lost love, love, more, pain, past, personal growth, poem, Poetry, relationships, tears
Posted by Brad Osborne on April 14, 2021 · 19 Comments
Feeling once abandoned,
Leaves a permanent stain…
Filed under Poetry · Tagged with abandonment, closed, distance, emotional pain, fear, heart, intimacy, life, love, pain, poem, Poetry, pushing, relationships, stay
Posted by Brad Osborne on March 14, 2021 · 16 Comments
I have come to write,
On this page so white,
But the words will not seem to come…
Filed under Poetry · Tagged with blank page, Calliope, empty, fight, heart, light, muse, nourish, numb, poem, Poetry, thoughts, words, writing, writing poetry
Posted by Brad Osborne on February 25, 2021 · 14 Comments
Your pudgy little cherub face,
All smiles as you draw your bow…
Filed under Poetry · Tagged with aim, archer, arrows, bow, cherub, Cupid, heart, life, love, pincushion, poem, Poetry, romance, strict form poetry, toxophilite
