Posted by Brad Osborne on February 12, 2023 · 18 Comments
I did not want to say a prayer, not those words,
To your God who needed you more than I do…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on October 6, 2022 · 11 Comments
It had been months since I laid eyes on her,
Though I saw her often in my dreams…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on March 19, 2022 · 22 Comments
I did not want to say a prayer, not those words,
To your God who needed you more than I do…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on December 1, 2021 · 15 Comments
Hard to sleep the night before.
Always harder, not knowing.
With the rising sun we’ll leave,
I wonder where we’re going.
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Posted by Brad Osborne on October 23, 2021 · 22 Comments
It had been months since I laid eyes on her,
Though I saw her often in my dreams…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on April 25, 2021 · 20 Comments
I did not want to say a prayer, not those words,
To your God who needed you more than I do…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on April 10, 2021 · 22 Comments
It had been months since I laid eyes on her,
Though I saw her often in my dreams…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on September 2, 2020 · 19 Comments
The lack of rain nice,
With roads that are dry,
But your glaring heat,
Makes a biker fry…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on April 27, 2020 · 16 Comments
Spillwords.com presents: The Wave, prose written by Brad Osborne, whose writings cover fiction and non-fiction, and cross most genres.
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Posted by Brad Osborne on January 15, 2020 · 18 Comments
You put it on like a tailor-made suit,
Something crafted with a purpose,
Powerful with good looks to boot,
It fits perfectly where every curve is.
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