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…
Filed under Poetry · Tagged with canary, digging, life, love, mining, people, poem, Poetry, relationships, searching, song, soul, strict form poetry, truth, warning
Posted by Brad Osborne on August 15, 2020 · 13 Comments
This brief interlude in time,
Must be born in depth and soul…
Filed under Poetry · Tagged with breath, breathe, calm, gratitude, in the moment, life, moments, poem, Poetry, relax, soul, spirit, stillness, strict form poetry, time
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…
Filed under Poetry · Tagged with ancient, broken heart, cost of love, indelible, lost, love, memories, pain, poem, Poetry, reminders, scars, soul, strict form poetry, wounds
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…
Filed under Poetry · Tagged with determination, fortitude, grit, heart, perserverance, poem, Poetry, power, self, self love, soul, spirit, strength, strict form poetry, struggle
Posted by Brad Osborne on June 24, 2020 · 12 Comments
Failures fall before bloody feet,
Mind beats the drums in retreat…
Filed under Poetry · Tagged with darkness, death, depth, evil, grave, life, night, poem, Poetry, saint, sins, soul, spirit, strict form poetry, time
Posted by Brad Osborne on March 15, 2020 · 14 Comments
In a summer soul,
Hoped for wishes fall like rain,
On a thirsty heart.
Filed under Poetry · Tagged with beauty, ego, haiku, humanity, life, lost love, love, poem, Poetry, romance, self, senryu, soul, strict form poetry, time
Posted by Brad Osborne on January 27, 2020 · 19 Comments
Searched for words a greater role,
Then the penning of a line,
Understanding how the soul,
And the words I write entwine.
Filed under Poetry · Tagged with inner self, poem, Poetry, purpose, reasons, searching, seeking, self discovery, self-awareness, soul, true self, truth, understanding, why we write, writing
Posted by Brad Osborne on January 6, 2020 · 21 Comments
The dawn has called me to write,
But the words just won’t seem to come…
Filed under Poetry · Tagged with finding, hard, inspiration, intellect, poem, Poetry, soul, strict form poetry, struggle, words, writer's block, writing
