Posted by Brad Osborne on May 19, 2022 · 3 Comments
Turn stale and crumble in decay,
Blown in the winds yesterdays…
Filed under Poetry · Tagged with ancient, clock, dead language, life, Life lessons, past, poem, Poetry, runes, self-awareness, silence, ticking, time, wishes, yesterday
Posted by Brad Osborne on April 28, 2022 · 13 Comments
If I expect nothing of myself,
Then nothing I become…
Filed under Poetry · Tagged with change, expectations, failure, fear, goals, growth, hopes, life, Life lessons, obstacles, poem, Poetry, progress, success, time
Posted by Brad Osborne on April 21, 2022 · 15 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 April 17, 2022 · 9 Comments
It is something else,
Something more elusive,
Than an unremembered dream…
Filed under Poetry · Tagged with chasing, dawn, discovery, dreams, future, joy, life, Life lessons, looking back, past, poem, Poetry, possibilities, searching, unknown
Posted by Brad Osborne on April 11, 2022 · 13 Comments
Worth is not found in what we hold,
Not seen in our vaults of silver and gold…
Filed under Poetry · Tagged with charity, death, giving, letting go, life, Life lessons, love, poem, Poetry, power, soul, spirit, strength, value, worth
Posted by Brad Osborne on April 6, 2022 · 20 Comments
He had watched his father work the seas his whole life and wanted nothing more than to be a great fisherman in kind.
Filed under Taoist Parables · Tagged with boat, fishing, generations, gift, giving, hard work, koan, learning, life, Life lessons, mantra, parable, taoism, taoist koan, tradition
Posted by Brad Osborne on March 31, 2022 · 12 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 March 30, 2022 · 24 Comments
I watched the sun set,
On so many, many things…
Filed under Poetry · Tagged with blindness, darkness, Finding strength, hope, life, Life lessons, light, poem, Poetry, sight, strength, tomorrow, trapped, weight, will
Posted by Brad Osborne on March 28, 2022 · 13 Comments
If I had known, it would end like this,
I would have lingered longer in each kiss…
Filed under Poetry · Tagged with end, holding on, kiss, knowing, knowledge, life, Life lessons, love, moments, poem, Poetry, relationships, time, truth, wish
Posted by Brad Osborne on March 27, 2022 · 25 Comments
I had to admit to her that I had no idea what I was getting myself into when I offered this silliness, but she assured me she was an expert.
Filed under General · Tagged with attention, breakfast, ego, entertainment, exotic dancing, Life lessons, male stripper, Marines, mental health, shaving, smooth legs, strip clubs, stripper, thong, women
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