Posted by Brad Osborne on May 8, 2022 · 19 Comments
I have freedoms others will never know,
Simply because my skin is white…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on February 5, 2022 · 22 Comments
Without the love and support of our community, I would just be another pen scratching at a piece of paper, hoping the words make sense.
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Posted by Brad Osborne on January 24, 2022 · 27 Comments
With all that I could muster,
My flint struck against the steel…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on January 12, 2022 · 21 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 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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