Posted by Brad Osborne on May 2, 2023 · 14 Comments
If amidst the dry and sandy sea,
They could sit right across from me,
Would we still kill one another,
Or would we have seen a brother.
Filed under Poetry · Tagged with brotherhood, conflict, desert, finding peace, human nature, humanity, mankind, poem, Poetry, sand, strict form poetry, strife, tears, unity, war
Posted by Brad Osborne on April 26, 2023 · 13 Comments
As swords are beaten into ploughshares,
So is man wrought by the hammer of cares…
Filed under Poetry · Tagged with chained, evil, fear, future, humanity, lament, life, mankind, mortal, poem, Poetry, revolution, society, strict form poetry, uprising
Posted by Brad Osborne on December 18, 2022 · 17 Comments
The greatest philosophy,
Is to care for one another,
Possessive by apostrophe,
I, the keeper of my brother…
Filed under Poetry · Tagged with brother, caring, community, giving, humanity, life, Life lessons, love, mankind, poem, Poetry, sister, society, strict form poetry, togetherness
Posted by Brad Osborne on June 23, 2022 · 20 Comments
If amidst the dry and sandy sea,
They could sit right across from me,
Would we still kill one another,
Or would we have seen a brother.
Filed under Poetry · Tagged with brotherhood, conflict, desert, finding peace, human nature, humanity, mankind, poem, Poetry, sand, strict form poetry, strife, tears, unity, war
Posted by Brad Osborne on June 6, 2022 · 3 Comments
As swords are beaten into ploughshares,
So is man wrought by the hammer of cares…
Filed under Poetry · Tagged with chained, evil, fear, future, humanity, lament, life, mankind, mortal, poem, Poetry, revolution, society, strict form poetry, uprising
Posted by Brad Osborne on January 12, 2022 · 21 Comments
The greatest philosophy,
Is to care for one another,
Possessive by apostrophe,
I, the keeper of my brother…
Filed under Poetry · Tagged with brother, caring, community, giving, humanity, life, Life lessons, love, mankind, poem, Poetry, sister, society, strict form poetry, togetherness
Posted by Brad Osborne on August 1, 2021 · 29 Comments
I wrote this piece on April 4, 2020 at the onset of the Covid pandemic. Some of the thoughts and feelings I captured then have changed and, sadly, some have not.
Filed under General · Tagged with behavior, covid-19, editorial, greed, herd mentality, human nature, humanity, mankind, pandemic, people, self-centered, shortages, social behavior, society, uncaring
Posted by Brad Osborne on January 9, 2021 · 15 Comments
The greatest philosophy,
Is to care for one another,
Possessive by apostrophe,
I, the keeper of my brother…
Filed under Poetry · Tagged with brother, caring, community, giving, humanity, life, Life lessons, love, mankind, poem, Poetry, sister, society, strict form poetry, togetherness
Posted by Brad Osborne on October 17, 2020 · 14 Comments
The red ink of history written,
Drips long from the blades of man…
Filed under Poetry · Tagged with choice, conflict, death, greed, history, honor, humanity, life, mankind, poem, Poetry, society, strict form poetry, violence, war
Posted by Brad Osborne on October 12, 2020 · 11 Comments
As swords are beaten into ploughshares,
So is man wrought by the hammer of cares…
Filed under Poetry · Tagged with chained, evil, fear, future, humanity, lament, life, mankind, mortal, poem, Poetry, revolution, society, strict form poetry, uprising
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