Posted by Brad Osborne on January 10, 2021 · 16 Comments
A thousand words said a picture’s worth,
But these do not speak to me at all,
Wonderous world of the moment seen,
Unrevealed by the thin and small…
Filed under Poetry · Tagged with life, living, past, photographs, photos, pictures, poem, Poetry, snapshots, still life, strict form poetry, thousand words, time, whispers, worth
Posted by Brad Osborne on December 10, 2020 · 13 Comments
I have been here before,
Not a random déjà vu,
A sense of being past,
Rooted in something true…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on October 18, 2020 · 14 Comments
In hopes left from what will,
Pain comes from the knowing…
Filed under Poetry · Tagged with forward, future, ghosts, life, Life lessons, looking ahead, looking back, new, old, pain, past, poem, Poetry, regret, strict form poetry
Posted by Brad Osborne on October 4, 2020 · 16 Comments
Cling not to the past,
The ancient and rusted
Filed under Poetry · Tagged with beliefs, change, changing lives, forward, future, life, mind, new, old thinking, open minded, past, poem, Poetry, strict form poetry, thoughts
Posted by Brad Osborne on August 16, 2020 · 17 Comments
Ancient history is left to be seen,
And all that time can offer to see…
Filed under Poetry · Tagged with ancient, celestial, distance, eternal, eternity, history, light, lightyears, passing of time, past, poem, Poetry, stars, strict form poetry, time
Posted by Brad Osborne on August 6, 2020 · 16 Comments
Speak not of sorrowed seasons,
Untold the many reasons…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on July 29, 2020 · 14 Comments
Friendships are like snakeskins,
Sometimes they must be shed…
Filed under Poetry · Tagged with change, divergence, friendship, growing apart, growth, letting go, life, old friends, past, personal growth, poem, Poetry, snakeskin, strict form poetry, transient
Posted by Brad Osborne on April 15, 2020 · 39 Comments
Would you still see who I used to be,
For, since then, I surely did grow…
Filed under Poetry · Tagged with change, growth, life, Life lessons, memories, new, old, past, perception, personal growth, poem, Poetry, present, strict form poetry, time
Posted by Brad Osborne on January 29, 2020 · 16 Comments
The wrongs worn like a proud badge of honor,
So others will know just how hard she tried,
But the darkness that they cast upon her,
Stifles her from seeing the other side.
Filed under Poetry · Tagged with emotional pain, finding yourself, future, holding on, hurtful echoes, letting go, love, negativity, old wrongs, past, poem, Poetry, scarred heart, self esteem, worth
Posted by Brad Osborne on December 2, 2019 · 13 Comments
If given some say by would be fate,
Change things in my life, a second chance,
An opportunity to skew my current state,
And in some small way my life enhance.
Filed under Poetry · Tagged with acceptance, being human, change, experience, future, life, past, poem, Poetry, self, self love, strict form poetry
