Posted by Brad Osborne on November 8, 2021 · 14 Comments
The watermark on the desk,
A simple forever reminder,
When you were sitting there,
Life seemed a little kinder…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on April 1, 2021 · 17 Comments
It is but a simple wooden box,
An unadorned treasure chest…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on December 5, 2020 · 20 Comments
The canvas we own,
Painted by artisan’s hand,
That cannot be bought or sold…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on November 15, 2020 · 16 Comments
The watermark on the desk,
A simple forever reminder,
When you were sitting there,
Life seemed a little kinder…
Filed under Poetry · Tagged with absence, distance, haunting, lasting, life, little things, lost love, love, memories, poem, Poetry, reminders, strict form poetry, tears, wounds
Posted by Brad Osborne on August 10, 2020 · 11 Comments
Grey words tied like a long-jaded rosary,
Worn-out in the constant touching,
A vanquished mind is forever lost…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on November 27, 2019 · 10 Comments
The things you said hang from my rearview mirror,
And I hear them every time I look behind me,
Seeing the past all a little bit clearer,
The haunting making it harder to find me.
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