Posted by Brad Osborne on November 8, 2021 · 14 Comments
The watermark on the desk,
A simple forever reminder,
When you were sitting there,
Life seemed a little kinder…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on October 21, 2021 · 22 Comments
The far-off tolling of a bell,
Breaks the silence where quiet dwells…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on August 11, 2021 · 21 Comments
I travel now, a different path,
In a world you cannot see…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on May 9, 2021 · 10 Comments
Spillwords.com presents: Mommy, a poem written by Brad Osborne.
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Posted by Brad Osborne on April 29, 2021 · 26 Comments
Where what was held sway,
Over what could be next…
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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 18, 2021 · 14 Comments
Tears fall like liquid diamonds,
Into the palms of dirty hands…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on April 1, 2021 · 17 Comments
It is but a simple wooden box,
An unadorned treasure chest…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on March 31, 2021 · 10 Comments
My tears wrote a love song,
On the letter you left behind…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on February 27, 2021 · 16 Comments
There in the mirror, a life defined,
Written in every crevice and line
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