Posted by Brad Osborne on April 30, 2023 · 9 Comments
I am the blind man,
Falling in love at first sight…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on July 25, 2022 · 13 Comments
Ancient language torn from their heads,
Proud native beliefs, forcefully bled…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on June 20, 2022 · 25 Comments
I am the blind man,
Falling in love at first sight…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on July 12, 2021 · 14 Comments
Ancient language torn from their heads,
Proud native beliefs, forcefully bled…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on August 24, 2020 · 19 Comments
Of course, there is still great bigotry,
We have hated throughout our history.
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Posted by Brad Osborne on July 12, 2019 · 2 Comments
Later, I heard the tale that portrait painters used to charge more for larger paintings and that a head and shoulders painting was the cheapest option, followed in price by one which included arms and finally the top of the range ‘legs and all’ portrait.
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Posted by Brad Osborne on May 28, 2019 · Leave a Comment
But there is not a clear line between these two styles. T. S. Eliot noted, while “the distinction between verse and prose is clear, the distinction between poetry and prose is obscure”. With free verse and prose poetry, everything less than technical writing seems to be on a spectrum of ways to compose language.
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Posted by Brad Osborne on May 21, 2019 · 6 Comments
We have always been able to communicate with each other beyond any language barrier. It becomes this subtle dance of gesture and pantomime. Moving your hand across the other as if holding a pen to indicate you want to write something or would like your meal’s check. Pointing at something in the market and touching your wallet to inquire how much it costs. A whole stage full of charades played out to convey what the other is saying.
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