Posted by Brad Osborne on January 18, 2021 · 20 Comments
You earned my respect many years ago,
When you chose the hardest choice…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on December 31, 2020 · 10 Comments
The old man peers down the road yet ahead,
And in the distance, the hills for him to climb…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on October 31, 2020 · 15 Comments
What do we do?
When life has lost its sweetness,
When the cheese,
Is not at the end of the maze…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on September 26, 2020 · 24 Comments
Fate hangs in azure strung long,
A narrow and harrowed path…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on June 20, 2020 · 17 Comments
Do not cry for me,
I sleep in the bed I made…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on January 2, 2020 · 16 Comments
But all these things you say,
And the bridges that you burn,
Will find some subtle way,
Back to you they will return.
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Posted by Brad Osborne on September 11, 2019 · 8 Comments
Is it cloud that falls so gently
When mountain top is kissed
Or does it rise from the valley
This cold and haunting mist
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Posted by Brad Osborne on September 4, 2019 · 19 Comments
How do we pick our friends? Are they haphazard connections brought about by fate or kismet?
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Posted by Brad Osborne on August 19, 2019 · 15 Comments
This is not the type of person I ever intended to become but, being honest with myself, it is certainly who I am.
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Posted by Brad Osborne on July 8, 2019 · Leave a Comment
When seeking a path through the valley of life…
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