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 7, 2021 · 20 Comments
Why must the lucid be so elusive,
And why what I see so foreign to me…
Filed under Poetry · Tagged with dreams, elusive, existence, fantasy, fight, haunted, life, love, poem, Poetry, seeking, strict form poetry, struggle, wanting, wishful
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 September 30, 2021 · 19 Comments
It is not darkness that I see,
In my life destined by brevity…
Filed under Poetry · Tagged with continuation, death, dying, family, fulfillment, life, loss, love, loved one, partner, poem, Poetry, spouse, strict form poetry, uncompromised
Posted by Brad Osborne on September 29, 2021 · 20 Comments
I wanted nothing more than to see my brother eaten by a bear.
Filed under General · Tagged with bear, eaten by a bear, entertainment, family, funny, humor, love, memories, older brother, perspective, revenge, siblings, story, wrestle, youth
Posted by Brad Osborne on September 27, 2021 · 19 Comments
As the adventurers in stories of old,
Setting out upon the vast blue seas,
To seek the new, so brave and bold,
We set loving sail and so went we…
Filed under Poetry · Tagged with exploring, horizon, islands, love, marooned, ocean, poem, Poetry, relationships, searching, seeking, setting sail, storms, strict form poetry, weather
Posted by Brad Osborne on September 19, 2021 · 14 Comments
Speak not in anger,
For words can cut deep,
And what we do sow,
We certainly reap…
Filed under Poetry · Tagged with choice, evil, good, hate, karma, life, love, poem, Poetry, reaping, speaking, spoken, strict form poetry, voice, words
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 11, 2021 · 16 Comments
You listened intent, as if heaven sent,
And you memorized every word…
Filed under Poetry · Tagged with fears, friend, intimacy, Kings, knowledge, love, poem, Poetry, power, relationships, safety, secrets, slain, trusted
Posted by Brad Osborne on September 6, 2021 · 16 Comments
I have forgotten most everything,
Paled all the vivid reminders…
Filed under Poetry · Tagged with fingertips, forget, forgiven, forgotten, healed, kiss, letting go, lost love, love, passion, past, poem, Poetry, stain, unremembered
