Posted by Brad Osborne on December 6, 2021 · 5 Comments
Twelve chimes ghostly bell,
Time points to the sky,
Without detection,
Quickly passes by…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on December 4, 2021 · 18 Comments
But one will, by destiny, be led,
To the notebook that bears their name…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on November 28, 2021 · 16 Comments
Love can become an affliction,
If the wanting an addiction…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on November 25, 2021 · 12 Comments
But life is not so easy this,
A linear chart of time,
A life lived to its fullest intent,
Has always been a climb…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on November 24, 2021 · 16 Comments
We must live like the great oak tree,
Pushing up against our gravity…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on November 21, 2021 · 24 Comments
If I told you my dreams,
would you laugh at what they are?
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Posted by Brad Osborne on November 20, 2021 · 16 Comments
If morning heralded by rising moon,
And sun made the midnight noon,
If thorns bloomed from petaled stem,
And angels as evil as mortal men…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on November 18, 2021 · 18 Comments
Be wary of the fine words,
That drip like honey,
Into eager ears…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on November 17, 2021 · 24 Comments
Our lives are filled with things to be done,
Chores to be worked and errands to run…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on November 13, 2021 · 24 Comments
The island inks that paint our arms,
Our quiet strength and worldly charms…
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