Posted by Brad Osborne on December 19, 2020 · 17 Comments
It is there,
Among dappled sunlight,
Twinkling the scent of violets,
On one of those forever days…
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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 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 November 7, 2020 · 12 Comments
Moments stretch like taffy,
Sugary sweet and long,
Stillness pervades the spirit,
Each breath a connection…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on September 10, 2020 · 16 Comments
I don’t blame you,
The digging is hard work,
And this old rock,
Bears little ore to sell…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on August 15, 2020 · 15 Comments
This brief interlude in time,
Must be born in depth and soul…
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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 July 4, 2020 · 29 Comments
Who do I hear talking right now,
Repeating other people’s words,
Said to you throughout the years…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on June 24, 2020 · 12 Comments
Failures fall before bloody feet,
Mind beats the drums in retreat…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on March 15, 2020 · 14 Comments
In a summer soul,
Hoped for wishes fall like rain,
On a thirsty heart.
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