IDEALS

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=90 BGCOLOR="#555555" TEXT="#080000" background="03eb85a3.jpg"> <div> <B>FOOD   FOR  THOUGHT 3 - A  </B><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FF9900" FACE="Arial" ><B>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FF9900" FACE="Arial" ><B>  ( IDEALS)</B></FONT></div> <div> <A HREF="about_us.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="ABOUT US "><B>ABOUT US </B></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="products_and_services.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Special Poems"><B>"Special Poems"</B></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="humor.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="HUMOR"><B>HUMOR</B></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="inspirations.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="INSPIRATIONS"><B>INSPIRATIONS</B></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="memories.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="MEMORIES"><B>"MEMORIES"</B></A><B>   |   </B><B>IDEALS</B><B>   |   </B><A HREF="turmoil.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="TURMOIL"><B>TURMOIL</B></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="contact_me.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact Me"><B>Contact Me</B></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="guest_book.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Guest Book"><B>Guest Book</B></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="the_toadmaster.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="THE TOAD MASTER"><B>"THE TOAD MASTER"</B></A></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=210 BGCOLOR="#555555" TEXT="#080000" background="03f08083.jpg"> <div> <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="FOOD FOR THOUGHT 3 A ">BACK TO HOMEPAGE</A></div> <bR> <div>  <embed src="HTMLobj-92/helpmake_10.mid" autostart="true" loop="true" width="145" height="70">  </div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" height=390 width="100%" BGCOLOR="#444444" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <I><B> " </B></I><I><B>IDEALS</B></I><I><B> "</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>* * *</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>SCROLLDOWN FOR:</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>''TOP O' THE HEAP''</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>''A SUMMER SONG''</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>''A WINTER SONG''</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>''LET'S DO OUR DREAMS''</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>* * * * *</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>"TOP O' THE HEAP"</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>I know a salvage man,</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>the best in all the land, </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>who rises every morn' at "crack 'o day."</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>He hustles like a dart to get an early start...</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>to fetch the "goodies" folks have thrown away.</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>He's the best darn bargain hunter that ever hit the road,</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>and has a busy nose just like a hound;</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>he can smell things made of brass, or copper just as fast,</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>or any other "pickins" found around.</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>He's a salvage man renown and a symbol of the street,</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>who's out there on the look come rain or sun;</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>he has two eagle eyes that can seek out his supplies</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>before the city dumpster makes it's run!</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>He's the best of all the like that e're "came down the pike"</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>with a will that humbles other salvage men;</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>for always, as of course, there is that driving force...</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>to search a trash pile... end to end!</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>He's a master at this art, for he knows just what to cart,</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>and his friends all call him "king of rust."</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>He can take a 'lectric fan and make it run again,</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>and like it never saw a grain of dust....</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>or find a rusty table lamp that saw a better day,</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>or some old chair that's rocked it's last goodbye;</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>like an artist through and through,</B></I></div> <div> <I><B> he makes 'em all look new before anyone can bat an eye!</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Now he's the salvage man supreme who fills a daily dream,</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>retired, with nothing else to do;</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>for he has it in his blood like a flower has it's bud,</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>a true trash picker, through and through.</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>He's a craftsman as a trashman, who does a lot of good...</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>to save those items from their destined end;</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>from some lasting earthly grave to worth and beauty saved;</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>back into some home to shine again!</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>He's a salvage man of worth as the richest man on earth,</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>and not because he made a lot of cash;</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>but excitement that exists that brings him solid bliss,</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>with treasures being... other people's trash!</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>William E. Hardison (c)</B></I></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>A Summer Song</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>It's a song I sing in summer,</B></div> <div> <B>for the heat is so severe;</B></div> <div> <B>a same old line at  winter time,</B></div> <div> <B>in wishing summer here.</B></div> <div> <B>It's the same old tune of many,</B></div> <div> <B>I suppose I'm worst of all;</B></div> <div> <B>for through the cold it's heat I seek,</B></div> <div> <B>when hot,  can't wait for fall!</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>I guess I'm self divided,</B></div> <div> <B>and can't make up my mind;</B></div> <div> <B>but God provides and takes all sides,</B></div> <div> <B>a choice for all mankind.</B></div> <div> <B>It's just too hot to garden,</B></div> <div> <B>high temperatures prevail,</B></div> <div> <B>like a warden fenced and cordon,</B></div> <div> <B>I'm free, but still in jail!</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>And the weeds have taken over,</B></div> <div> <B>'cause it's too darn hot to "weed",</B></div> <div> <B>and the lawn is so, no need to mow,</B></div> <div> <B>for the drought has killed the seed.</B></div> <div> <B>So I'm forced back in confinement,</B></div> <div> <B>back where the room is cold,</B></div> <div> <B>back to my chair to sit and stare,</B></div> <div> <B>at my TV of old.</B></div> <div> <B>And sit in total pleasure,</B></div> <div> <B>and dream of snow and ice,</B></div> <div> <B>and just pretend and wallow in</B></div> <div> <B>the nicety of life.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>And dream of snow flakes falling,</B></div> <div> <B>the children on their sleighs,</B></div> <div> <B>the snow ball fights, the Christmas lights,</B></div> <div> <B>brings back my childhood days.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>But if I sit here long enough,</B></div> <div> <B>fall will come anon,</B></div> <div> <B>then 'mid the trees and falling leaves,</B></div> <div> <B>I'll relish all I'm fond.</B></div> <div> <B>But low, behold, comes winter cold,</B></div> <div> <B>and I'm right back to be tied;</B></div> <div> <B>in my living room, the same old tune:</B></div> <div> <B>It's too darn cold outside!</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>©William E. Hardison</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>* * * * * *</B></div> <div> <B>"A WINTER SONG" </B></div> <bR> <div> I know it's in God's scheme of things </div> <div> so please don't take me wrong, </div> <div> for everyday that comes my way </div> <div> I cherish all day long. </div> <div> Even in the wintertime </div> <div> deep down I feel rejoice; </div> <div> and dearest God has given nod </div> <div> so I can make a choice. </div> <div> For me to choose 'twix hot or cold, </div> <div> it won't take long for that; </div> <div> for winter squalls; and indoor walls, </div> <div> confine me where I'm at!: </div> <bR> <div> Within my lonely cabin here, </div> <div> I'm "blue" with anxious wait; </div> <div> and like a bear cooped in a lair, </div> <div> I'm bound to hibernate. </div> <div> I dread the long, hard winter months; </div> <div> unrest has taken toll. </div> <div> I sit and pine for summer time </div> <div> to thaw my frozen soul! </div> <bR> <div> The snow outside has risen high </div> <div> and banked up to the sill; </div> <div> I'm hunkered in a prison den, </div> <div> with only time to fill. </div> <div> I gaze upon the dark gray skies, </div> <div> and think of summers old; </div> <div> then the Ground Hog came, his shadow claims </div> <div> six more weeks of cold! </div> <div> Well, I've weathered storms </div> <div> of wind-blown cold; </div> <div> and sure as sun will shine; </div> <div> as sure as night, and stars are bright, </div> <div> will come the warm springtime! </div> <bR> <div> To embrace all of nature's call, </div> <div> the fragrance of the grass; </div> <div> the joys that come when spring has sprung, </div> <div> with cold days gone at last! </div> <div> So Spring has come and life has sprung, </div> <div> and beauty fills the skies...</div> <div> with bumble bees, and budding leaves, </div> <div> and pretty butterflies. </div> <div> And purple martins on the soar, </div> <div> The humming birds in flight; </div> <div> The mocking bird, whose song is heard, </div> <div> makes everything seem right! </div> <bR> <div> Just breathe aroma from the vines </div> <div> from nature's sweet perfumes; </div> <div> makes my heart sing: "How Great The King," </div> <div> Creater of all blooms. </div> <bR> <div> So, now to get my walking shoes, </div> <div> my thoughts are all out door; </div> <div> I cannot wait to celebrate </div> <div> the springtime I adore. </div> <div> And bask along in huge content </div> <div> while treading nature's trail, </div> <div> an inner voice with much rejoice, </div> <div> is saying: "ALL IS WELL! "</div> <div>  </div> <div> William E. Hardison (c)</div> <bR> <div> <B>* * * * * *</B></div> <div> <I><B>LET'S DO OUR DREAMS</B></I></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>Lets go ahead and chase our dreams, we never get too old.</B></div> <div> <B>Just follow our star by all the means, should always be our goal.</B></div> <div> <B>With many more things left to do, and doing them in style,</B></div> <div> <B>like taking a trip to Kalamazoo would make it all worth while.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>We could paint a scene of paradise, or what we perceive it to be,</B></div> <div> <B>or write a book on sacrifice, or one of poetry.</B></div> <div> <B>We could climb a rocky mountain, and realize a dream,</B></div> <div> <B>and gather our blessings for counting to bolster our self esteem.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>We could take a trip around the world and go from site to site.</B></div> <div> <B>Let all our hopes and joys unfurl, just living without strife.</B></div> <div> <B>To go explore the ocean's floor and search for treasures there,</B></div> <div> <B>would thrill me to the utmost core in finding something rare.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Another thing we all may try... is parachute from a plane,</B></div> <div> <B>just to think that I skydived would be a thrill to gain.</B></div> <div> <B>Now , I realize that most of this is just a state of mind,</B></div> <div> <B>but that is why we all must wish and always search to find.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>And if we try with all our might and dreams still won't come true,</B></div> <div> <B>Well, we did our best, and did what's right,</B></div> <div> <B>but yet, there's still much left to do;</B></div> <div> <B>so go ahead and dream away, it doesn't hurt anyone,</B></div> <div> <B>will help us make it through the day, should any sorrow come.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>We can still work in the garden where things of beauty grows;</B></div> <div> <B>ask the Lord his pardon, and the mercy He bestows.</B></div> <div> <B>Then at the close of everyday, before we turn it in,</B></div> <div> <B>Let's ask God to show the way, so tomorrow... we can start again!</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>© William E. 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