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 September 2, 2021 · 12 Comments
I worry if the man gazing back
Knows me like he should
Does he see a lesser person
Or perceive a lesser good
Filed under Poetry · Tagged with honesty, humanity, humility, life, Life lessons, mirror, perception, poem, Poetry, recognition, reflection, strict form poetry, true self
Posted by Brad Osborne on August 18, 2021 · 16 Comments
We are nearly all the same,
But we focus on the difference…
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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 August 7, 2021 · 25 Comments
I’ll paint your mood in shades of blue
Paint my soul to be with you
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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.
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Posted by Brad Osborne on July 1, 2021 · 9 Comments
We are not what we were,
But we are what we teach…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on May 27, 2021 · 19 Comments
Each small step we take in life,
Leads to an unseen abyss
Filed under Poetry · Tagged with death, existence, future, hope, humanity, life, Life lessons, limited time, mortality, poem, Poetry, strict form poetry
Posted by Brad Osborne on May 19, 2021 · 11 Comments
Ahab had his whale,
And La Mancha its dragons…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on May 13, 2021 · 15 Comments
I have stayed silent,
When I should have spoke…
Filed under Poetry · Tagged with beliefs, failure, hate, humanity, love, poem, Poetry, reply, replying, silence, society, speaking, speech, standing up, words
