Posted by Brad Osborne on May 25, 2023 · 17 Comments
Duty bound, the honored few,
Stand their guarded post…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on March 19, 2023 · 14 Comments
Distance is only space,
And I am never letting go…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on January 9, 2023 · 14 Comments
I don’t know how I would have found you,
What planets would have needed to align…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on January 8, 2023 · 15 Comments
Some of these stories, no matter how far-fetched, are heard so often that they become historical record to us.
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Posted by Brad Osborne on October 21, 2022 · 7 Comments
~~~ Spillwords.com presents: The Thirteen Days of Halloween – Dark Gold, poem by Brad Osborne ~~~ Please visit and read my latest poetry on Spillwords.com. A dark and foreboding piece selected as a featured poem for their “13 Days of Halloween” series. As always, I appreciate you taking the time to read and don’t forget … Continue reading →
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Posted by Brad Osborne on September 28, 2022 · 12 Comments
It seems nothing requires proof,
And all we ever do is fight…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on September 19, 2022 · 13 Comments
It is not darkness that I see,
In my life destined by brevity…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on July 11, 2022 · 17 Comments
You wear a proud mantle,
Already well earned…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on February 7, 2022 · 23 Comments
I don’t know how I would have found you,
What planets would have needed to align…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on January 26, 2022 · 16 Comments
Humility be damned, I need your vote!
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