Posted by Brad Osborne on November 22, 2021 · 20 Comments
Not once does life come to me,
The vivid lucidity of wondrous dream…
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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…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on September 4, 2021 · 18 Comments
~~~ It is overwhelming. Thoughts and words whirl in my head desperate for release. Churning like the sea in a hurricane. No structure. No sense. No rhyme or reason. The pressure building till pen and paper burst the dam. A torrent of flimsy concepts, half thoughts, and unrefined prose spew across the page. Arrows and … Continue reading →
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Posted by Brad Osborne on August 7, 2021 · 25 Comments
I’ll paint your mood in shades of blue
Paint my soul to be with you
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Posted by Brad Osborne on July 7, 2021 · 17 Comments
Just simple words from an even simpler man
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Posted by Brad Osborne on July 5, 2021 · 22 Comments
The hourglass of life filled with granular moments…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on November 29, 2020 · 10 Comments
Not once does life come to me,
The vivid lucidity of wondrous dream…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on October 10, 2020 · 27 Comments
How is distance measured,
When like the moon,
Thoughts of you break upon my shore…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on May 13, 2020 · 33 Comments
So, forgive us the forms we hold,
And the lilting words given phrase…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on March 21, 2020 · 26 Comments
Daylight melts into the horizon,
A ribbon of pink and orange…
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