Posted by Brad Osborne on April 4, 2021 · 12 Comments
But it is hard to grow in your shade,
Privy to the mistakes you made…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on December 17, 2020 · 23 Comments
‘Twas the night before Christmas, 2020 the year,
The days were blurring with pandemic fear;
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Posted by Brad Osborne on March 9, 2020 · 18 Comments
We must dare to stand on edge,
And unfurl our tiny wings…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on February 27, 2020 · 20 Comments
We tell our teens,
“For you there is no limit”,
For fear their dreams,
May somehow be diminished.
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Posted by Brad Osborne on December 1, 2019 · 2 Comments
Our innocence is not sacrosanct,
But a brief moment in our childhood,
Where emulated heroes are thanked,
For conceptualized bad and good.
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Posted by Brad Osborne on October 8, 2019 · 3 Comments
With treasured treats and tricks well-played
We review our haul and make a grade
For those we deem fit for trade
Chocolatier’s dreams on parade
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Posted by Brad Osborne on July 6, 2019 · Leave a Comment
We tell them they are all snowflakes
Each unique in form and structure
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