Posted by Brad Osborne on April 22, 2021 · 13 Comments
…We are but a penciled scrawl,
Life constant in its sharpening…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on December 20, 2020 · 9 Comments
We laugh in the face of death, we own forever,
For we have been written down, long penned…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on October 16, 2019 · 8 Comments
A patina to its painted finish
Bleeding rust drips like long years
Appearance cannot diminish
Steadfast strength of sunken piers
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Posted by Brad Osborne on June 5, 2019 · 4 Comments
As you go through your life you’ll find
most things will come and go
like the weather of the seasons
the heat, the rain, and snow
Filed under Poetry · Tagged with being in love, commitment, devotion, fidelity, forever, impermanence, life, love, passing of time, permanence, Poetry, relationships, steadfast, verse
