Posted by Brad Osborne on October 5, 2022 · Leave a Comment
The far-off tolling of a bell,
Breaks the silence where quiet dwells…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on October 5, 2022 · Leave a Comment
Spillwords has again honored me by publishing one of my poems.
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Posted by Brad Osborne on October 3, 2022 · 8 Comments
Wicked woven in midnight trance,
A magic called by Shaman’s dance…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on October 2, 2022 · 13 Comments
Flesh has born in body torn,
Epitaphs in sullen grey,
A feast is spread before us,
Table filled with what we say…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on October 1, 2022 · 11 Comments
The fire’s coals groan a slow death,
Their warmth long gone…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on September 30, 2022 · 8 Comments
Diminishing verse offers no origin and very few rules…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on September 29, 2022 · 12 Comments
Speak not of sorrowed seasons,
Untold the many reasons…
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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 26, 2022 · 13 Comments
How is distance measured,
When like the moon,
Thoughts of you break upon my shore…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on September 25, 2022 · 6 Comments
It is a sad little song,
Warbled in the dawn…
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