Posted by Brad Osborne on September 23, 2020 · 18 Comments
Since the dawn of time we have fought,
Millions of lives have been paid, nothing bought…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on September 13, 2020 · 23 Comments
Envying those who have more,
We lose sight of how to give…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on August 9, 2020 · 18 Comments
How many days in a row of sun,
Before you longed for the rain…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on February 23, 2020 · 7 Comments
Capitalism is a great philosophy,
But it is not the savior of democracy…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on February 12, 2020 · 11 Comments
It is hard to pay it forward,
In a lost world of me and mine,
Like a handful of pearls tossed toward,
An undeserving, greedy swine.
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Posted by Brad Osborne on February 6, 2020 · 12 Comments
No matter whom your chosen Lord,
Or what gifts in death be reward,
Whatever path your faith has trod,
What word and face you use for God.
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Posted by Brad Osborne on January 7, 2020 · 13 Comments
You were looking so adventurous,
And I was seeking a bit of good fun,
But you made it seem more dangerous,
Like a fight to be fought and won.
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Posted by Brad Osborne on December 24, 2019 · 7 Comments
You have an odd philosophy,
Possessive shown by apostrophe,
As if all the material things,
Buy gold harp and angelic wings.
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Posted by Brad Osborne on October 23, 2019 · 9 Comments
Twenty-three old salts set sail that day
And to a man a well-seasoned crew
Off to New Guinea is what they say
With fair winds and skies a cloudless blue
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Posted by Brad Osborne on October 13, 2019 · 10 Comments
If power argued with money
I wonder who would win
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