Posted by Brad Osborne on August 18, 2021 · 16 Comments
We are nearly all the same,
But we focus on the difference…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on May 20, 2021 · 22 Comments
I have freedoms others will never know,
Simply because my skin is white…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on January 23, 2021 · 23 Comments
With all that I could muster,
My flint struck against the steel…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on January 9, 2021 · 15 Comments
The greatest philosophy,
Is to care for one another,
Possessive by apostrophe,
I, the keeper of my brother…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on January 1, 2021 · 13 Comments
Thank you to Paul and Ron for all the work they do in putting this together and sharing the work of poets from all over. I wanted to share the edition here and encourage my readers to enjoy in all the joy and humor within.
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Posted by Brad Osborne on August 19, 2020 · 18 Comments
Without a map,
Closed gap,
And in your eyes,
Surprise…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on May 14, 2020 · 19 Comments
Like choir hymns or harmonies heard,
A blending of thought and subtle word…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on March 28, 2020 · 27 Comments
There is greater understanding now,
A global view of connections…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on December 9, 2019 · 24 Comments
Definition:
1 : an association of people with similar interests or pursuits…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on November 20, 2019 · 8 Comments
We, in life, can ill afford,
Our narrowed and biased views,
Where hate can cut like any sword,
From the venomous words we choose.
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