Posted by Brad Osborne on November 26, 2020 · 9 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 22, 2020 · 11 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 21, 2020 · 24 Comments
Forces pushing us to final finite end,
Where we learn what our lives have spun…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on November 11, 2020 · 10 Comments
Like an elongated silence before the needle drops,
Like a lover’s kiss and sweet lips that stall…
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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 November 4, 2020 · 8 Comments
It is forever long,
This finite moment,
This breath of air,
This life sweet…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on October 28, 2020 · 21 Comments
The garage wall holds all the photos,
Of every car I have ever owned…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on September 27, 2020 · 27 Comments
The scandalous rum,
melts with setting sun…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on September 21, 2020 · 17 Comments
I knew that you would come in time,
Robed boatsman on black Stygian float…
Filed under Poetry · Tagged with death, dying, fear, fighting, graveyard, heaven, immortality, life, living, poem, Poetry, strict form poetry, Styx, time
Posted by Brad Osborne on September 7, 2020 · 26 Comments
Yet there on precipiced ledge,
I tip-toed for your pleasure…
Filed under Poetry · Tagged with cliff, dangerous, death, edge, falling, falling in love, falling out of love, leap of faith, life, love, moments, poem, Poetry, strict form poetry, time
