Posted by Brad Osborne on January 30, 2021 · 10 Comments
Oh, how fragile,
A house of glass,
From sea to shining sea…
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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 January 16, 2021 · 14 Comments
To the pretty girls, running slow,
Who let us steal playground kisses…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on December 28, 2020 · 14 Comments
Respect is not given, its earned,
Wisdom is in living, not learned…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on November 18, 2020 · 18 Comments
I am not color blind,
I recognize your race…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on November 16, 2020 · 10 Comments
It comes with a heavy mantle,
With a weight that must be born…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on October 24, 2020 · 18 Comments
It was not all that long ago,
When an offered hand,
Was the measure of a man…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on April 13, 2020 · 50 Comments
How do you find a good friend and true?
When does one become the sum of two?
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Posted by Brad Osborne on November 23, 2019 · 6 Comments
And where you see the world as work of Great hands,
Intrinsic and intertwined Mother Nature,
Seems to move ahead with her own set of plans,
Not needing a higher-powered kind favor.
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Posted by Brad Osborne on October 29, 2019 · 4 Comments
Wooden fingers snap syncopated beats,
As sparks waft into the air like fireflies
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