Posted by Brad Osborne on May 2, 2023 · 14 Comments
If amidst the dry and sandy sea,
They could sit right across from me,
Would we still kill one another,
Or would we have seen a brother.
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Posted by Brad Osborne on September 17, 2022 · 9 Comments
In lovely prose did Kilmer write,
Impressed by an arbored delight,
“I think that I shall never see,
A poem lovely as a tree.”
Filed under Poetry · Tagged with human nature, ink, irony, Kilmer, lovely, nature, old poetry, paper, poem, Poetry, renowned, strict form poetry, success, trees, words
Posted by Brad Osborne on June 23, 2022 · 20 Comments
If amidst the dry and sandy sea,
They could sit right across from me,
Would we still kill one another,
Or would we have seen a brother.
Filed under Poetry · Tagged with brotherhood, conflict, desert, finding peace, human nature, humanity, mankind, poem, Poetry, sand, strict form poetry, strife, tears, unity, war
Posted by Brad Osborne on September 25, 2021 · 18 Comments
In lovely prose did Kilmer write,
Impressed by an arbored delight,
“I think that I shall never see,
A poem lovely as a tree.”
Filed under Poetry · Tagged with human nature, ink, irony, Kilmer, lovely, nature, old poetry, paper, poem, Poetry, renowned, strict form poetry, success, trees, words
Posted by Brad Osborne on August 1, 2021 · 29 Comments
I wrote this piece on April 4, 2020 at the onset of the Covid pandemic. Some of the thoughts and feelings I captured then have changed and, sadly, some have not.
Filed under General · Tagged with behavior, covid-19, editorial, greed, herd mentality, human nature, humanity, mankind, pandemic, people, self-centered, shortages, social behavior, society, uncaring
Posted by Brad Osborne on October 26, 2020 · 21 Comments
I cannot warn you from the fall,
As wingless born, we all must fly…
Filed under Poetry · Tagged with being in love, bliss, control, dreams, falling, falling in love, flying, heart, human nature, love, poem, Poetry, strict form poetry, wingless
Posted by Brad Osborne on September 5, 2020 · 7 Comments
In lovely prose did Kilmer write,
Impressed by an arbored delight,
“I think that I shall never see,
A poem lovely as a tree.”
Filed under Poetry · Tagged with human nature, ink, irony, Kilmer, lovely, nature, old poetry, paper, poem, Poetry, renowned, strict form poetry, success, trees, words
Posted by Brad Osborne on December 31, 2019 · 17 Comments
If amidst the dry and sandy sea,
They could sit right across from me,
Would we still kill one another,
Or would we have seen a brother.
Filed under Poetry · Tagged with brotherhood, conflict, desert, finding peace, human nature, humanity, mankind, poem, Poetry, sand, strict form poetry, strife, tears, unity, war
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Posted by Brad Osborne on October 28, 2019 · 3 Comments
We allow the trappings of what we have become. The haute couture wrappings of an upright kingdom. To infect how we think and how we see ourselves. Repressing all instinct, where nature sits and delves. This courtesy and tact we present to the world. Hides the genetic fact, an inner beast is curled. For even […] … Continue reading →
Posted by Brad Osborne on July 9, 2019 · 5 Comments
With knowledge comes the opportunity to accept or reject any behavior and set our own line for what is acceptable. But deception leaves us feeling the fool and being taken advantage of. Something that is innately reductive to our own self-esteem.
Filed under General · Tagged with always, change, cheating, disappointment, human nature, infidelity, insanity, life, Life lessons, love, once, risk, trends, unfaithful
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