Posted by Brad Osborne on August 14, 2022 · 34 Comments
My words are very real,
They speak the truth, and yet…
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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 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 2, 2021 · 19 Comments
Marriage binds the couple,
Awash in a mother’s tears…
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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 5, 2020 · 11 Comments
I needed something light and fine,
Like vinegar made from red wine,
And an extra virgin olive oil,
To flavor blessings from the soil.
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Posted by Brad Osborne on December 15, 2019 · 18 Comments
Oh, to be that silly Jack,
Hand in hand with lovely Jill…
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