Posted by Brad Osborne on November 4, 2021 · 17 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 22, 2021 · 15 Comments
This brief interlude in time,
Must be born in depth and soul…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on June 6, 2021 · 17 Comments
The world is full of scarecrows,
But they are just straw on a pole…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on May 15, 2021 · 22 Comments
I know the darkness in which you sit,
The pitch black that swallows all hope…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on May 5, 2021 · 20 Comments
Worth is not found in what we hold,
Not seen in our vaults of silver and gold…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on April 12, 2021 · 17 Comments
Strength comes in the spirit knowing,
Even as the world turns to ashen gray,
And our joys seem so yesterday…
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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…
Filed under Poetry · Tagged with alive, connection, future, life, living, meditation, natural world, nature, poem, Poetry, soul, spirit, stillness, strict form poetry, time
Posted by Brad Osborne on October 3, 2020 · 25 Comments
The loving word of friend,
That whisper in our ear…
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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…
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 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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