Posted by Brad Osborne on February 14, 2021 · 22 Comments
I don’t know how I would have found you,
What planets would have needed to align…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on January 13, 2021 · 17 Comments
Is family all about genealogy,
Bonds only formed in biology,
Must all those on my family tree,
Have the same last name as me…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on December 17, 2020 · 10 Comments
Thoughts of Christmas from those who serve….
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Posted by Brad Osborne on August 23, 2020 · 18 Comments
It seems nothing requires proof,
And all we ever do is fight…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on July 26, 2020 · 24 Comments
Plain gingham dress of every day,
A little Dutch in the words you say…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on July 13, 2020 · 16 Comments
I woke with a yawn,
As it was just dawn,
No time for any breakfast.
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Posted by Brad Osborne on June 3, 2020 · 22 Comments
It is not darkness that I see,
In my life destined by brevity…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on May 6, 2020 · 31 Comments
Let me speak these words,
Remembered when heard…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on March 23, 2020 · 27 Comments
Who knew that just six feet,
Would feel like worlds apart…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on March 22, 2020 · 16 Comments
Be aware of all you see,
Each sullen look,
Each wanting need.
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