Posted by Brad Osborne on May 27, 2022 · 4 Comments
~~~ Welcome to the weekly series, Whittled Words. A series highlighting the innumerable types and styles of poetry to challenge any creative wordsmith. If you are new to writing poetry, I hope you will find something that sparks your pen to paper and brings out your own inner poet. For the seasoned poets, I hope … Continue reading →
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Posted by Brad Osborne on May 26, 2022 · 13 Comments
Trickery in played part,
When East becomes West…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on May 25, 2022 · 7 Comments
Bed chamber romances,
With kingdoms at stake,
Lost in stolen glances…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on May 24, 2022 · 15 Comments
~~~ Spillwords.com presents: Lost Sight, a poem by Brad Osborne, whose writings cover fiction and non-fiction, and cross most genres. Source: Lost Sight, a poem by Brad Osborne at Spillwords.com ~~~
Posted by Brad Osborne on May 23, 2022 · 11 Comments
Thoughts fall like bombs,
Rippling the plane of my existence…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on May 21, 2022 · 15 Comments
You will have to read my mind,
Find my thoughts behind the eyes…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on May 20, 2022 · 14 Comments
The Luc Bat is a Vietnamese poetic form that means “six-eight.” In fact, the poem consists of alternating lines of six and eight syllables.
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Posted by Brad Osborne on May 19, 2022 · 3 Comments
Turn stale and crumble in decay,
Blown in the winds yesterdays…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on May 16, 2022 · 21 Comments
We wear the medals with pride,
Fruit salad served on our chest…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on May 15, 2022 · 12 Comments
Oh, fair stalks of ripened grain,
Flowing like the lion’s mane…
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