Posted by Brad Osborne on May 17, 2023 · 15 Comments
They did not contemplate,
That it would be this night…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on April 29, 2023 · 9 Comments
Here the dark hangs like ancient tapestries,
The dank rot of old woven wishes,
Fill nostrils with a stench of onyx air.
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Posted by Brad Osborne on April 26, 2023 · 13 Comments
As swords are beaten into ploughshares,
So is man wrought by the hammer of cares…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on March 9, 2023 · 12 Comments
Ak’wian struggled to understand the duality represented by the Yin and Yang.
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Posted by Brad Osborne on March 2, 2023 · 14 Comments
Injustice is not reserved,
For the wayward and owed…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on February 18, 2023 · 10 Comments
Leave me alone,
To make peace with the past,
To quiet the ghosts…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on December 15, 2022 · 11 Comments
Stand not idly by and watch,
Whispering words in wishes,
Wanted given in little prayers,
When action seen capricious…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on November 23, 2022 · 12 Comments
I have more in common with a murderer than a minister,
As the red, white, and blue wraps around the sinister…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on November 21, 2022 · 9 Comments
Twelve chimes ghostly bell,
Time points to the sky,
Without detection,
Quickly passes by…
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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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