Posted by Brad Osborne on June 2, 2023 · 14 Comments
The hourglass of life filled with granular moments…
Posted by Brad Osborne on May 27, 2023 · 15 Comments
You were once everything,
But fickle is love and fate…
Filed under Poetry · Tagged with advice, blinded, falling in love, fate, fear, fool, heartbreak, love, pain, past, poem, poerty, relationships, shiny, wise men
Posted by Brad Osborne on May 25, 2023 · 22 Comments
Duty bound, the honored few,
Stand their guarded post…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on May 23, 2023 · 15 Comments
I barely know myself at times,
What chance do you have…
Filed under Poetry · Tagged with ego, existence, fears, hopes, id, introspection, knowing, memories, perspective, poem, poerty, questions, self awareness, who am I, who are you
Posted by Brad Osborne on May 17, 2023 · 15 Comments
They did not contemplate,
That it would be this night…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on May 15, 2023 · 15 Comments
Kings and countries come and go,
From pauper to prince, I’ve been…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on May 14, 2023 · 6 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…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on May 13, 2023 · 11 Comments
A shadow in the dark,
A fire without spark…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on May 12, 2023 · 11 Comments
Personally, I like the rhyme scheme and the repetitive final line of each stanza. I also appreciate the flexibility of this form in terms of how long or short the poem can be.
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Posted by Brad Osborne on May 11, 2023 · 9 Comments
Your hands will never touch,
All the things I feel…
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