OTHER FOOD FOR THOUGHT

<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="#336633" TEXT="#080000" background="042b8573.jpg"> <div> <B><U>DAILY BREAD CONTINUED AS "OTHER FOOD FOR THOUGHT"</U></B></div> <bR> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=210 BGCOLOR="#336633" TEXT="#080000" background="043d2083.jpg"> <div> <B>(MEMORIES)</B></div> <div> ( <embed src="HTMLobj-95/memories.mid" autostart="false" width="145" height="70">  </div> <div> sound control<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <bR> <bR> <div> LINKS BELOW TO EVERYTHING</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://members.cox.net/food-for-thought3" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://members.cox.net/food-for-thought3"><B>1... </B></A><A HREF="http://members.cox.net/food-for-thought3" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://members.cox.net/food-for-thought3"><B><U>"Food For Thought 3"</U></B></A><A HREF="http://members.cox.net/food-for-thought3" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://members.cox.net/food-for-thought3"><U> </U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://members.cox.net/food-for-thought3a" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://members.cox.net/food-for-thought3"><B>2... </B></A><A HREF="http://members.cox.net/food-for-thought3a" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://members.cox.net/food-for-thought3"><B><U>"Food For Thought 3a</U></B></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://members.cox.net/little.du1" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://members.cox.net/little.du1"><B>4... </B></A><A HREF="http://members.cox.net/little.du1" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://members.cox.net/little.du1"><B><U>"Daily Bread Food For T...</U></B></A><A HREF="http://members.cox.net/little.du1" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://members.cox.net/little.du1"><B>"</B></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFBF0" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://members.cox.net/little.du1" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://members.cox.net/little.du1"> </A></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://members.cox.net/billwilly1" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://members.cox.net/billwilly1"><B>5.................. </B></A><A HREF="http://members.cox.net/billwilly1" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://members.cox.net/billwilly1"><B><U>"Willy's Archives"</U></B></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFBF0" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://members.cox.net/billwilly1" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://members.cox.net/billwilly1"> </A></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://members.cox.net/wmhardison" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://members.cox.net/wmhardison"><B>6... .</B></A><A HREF="http://members.cox.net/wmhardison" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://members.cox.net/wmhardison"><B><U>"Willy's Holiday poems</U></B></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFBF0" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://members.cox.net/wmhardison" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://members.cox.net/wmhardison"> </A></FONT></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>7.      </B><A HREF="http://MEMBERS.COX.NET/WILLYADDS1" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://MEMBERS.COX.NET/WILLYADDS1"><B>  WILLY'S ADDITION</B></A></div> <bR> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" height=390 width="100%" BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000" background="04405053.jpg"> <bR> <div>   <div align="center"> <a href="http://food-for-thought3.bravejournal.com"> <img src="http://assets.bravenet.com/cp/journal.gif" border="0" title="Free Blog from Bravenet.com" alt="Free Blog from Bravenet.com" /></a> <a href="http://www.bravenet.com"><img src="http://assets.bravenet.com/cp/bn-journal.gif" border="0" title="Free Blog from Bravenet.com" alt="Free Blog from Bravenet.com" /></a> </div>   </div> <bR> <div> <I><B>"OTHER FOOD FOR THOUGHT"</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>SCROLL DOWN </B></I><I><B>FOR TITLES IN RED</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>"Tinted Leaves"  (NEW!)</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>'' 'THE BOMB THAT BLEW ZEB AWAY"</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>"A FRIENDLY QUIZ"</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>"</B></I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#990000" FACE="Arial" ><I><B>CHIP OFF THE OLD BLOCK''</B></I></FONT></div> <div> <I><B>"ONLY ONCE"</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>"THE LADDER OF SUCCESS"</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>" TINTED LEAVES "</B></I></div> <div> <><></div> <div> <B>He lies on his a - -</B></div> <div> <B>in the cool autumn grass,</B></div> <div> <B>beneath a range of maple trees...</B></div> <div> <B>With their leaves falling fast,</B></div> <div> <B>and a "Canon" in his grasp,</B></div> <div> <B>he's there for the " Daily Press" to please.</B></div> <div> <><></div> <div> <B>In hand is this camera</B></div> <div> <B>that he's holding up erect,</B></div> <div> <B>to shoot the coming leaves</B></div> <div> <B>for the proper effect.</B></div> <div> <><></div> <div> <B>When down comes a dropping</B></div> <div> <B>that splatters up the eye,</B></div> <div> <B>the eye of the camera</B></div> <div> <B>he's holding there on high.</B></div> <div> <B><><></B></div> <div> <B>For blackbirds aplenty</B></div> <div> <B>when overhead they flew,</B></div> <div> <B>had painted most the leaves </B></div> <div> <B>with a colorful hue.</B></div> <div> <B><><></B></div> <div> <B>With the photograph developed,</B></div> <div> <B>brought a look of surprise,</B></div> <div> <B>the blending of the colors</B></div> <div> <B>that dazzled popping eyes.</B></div> <div> <B><><></B></div> <div> <B>No rainbow ever seen</B></div> <div> <B>had the spectrum of delight,</B></div> <div> <B>as this one lonely leaf</B></div> <div> <B>like a diamond in the light.</B></div> <div> <B><><></B></div> <div> <B>Showed streaks of orange and brown,</B></div> <div> <B>that ran both up and down,</B></div> <div> <B>circled with a touch of blue;</B></div> <div> <B>and along the outer edge,</B></div> <div> <B>rimmed a mass of golden threads ,</B></div> <div> <B>with many spots of green there in view.</B></div> <div> <B><><></B></div> <div> <B>Showed the yellows and the reds,</B></div> <div> <B>like roses in a bed,</B></div> <div> <B>and speckled in a web from black to white.</B></div> <div> <B>'Twas a sight to behold</B></div> <div> <B>how nature can unfold;</B></div> <div> <B>to make a Black Bird dropping ever bright.</B></div> <div> <B><><></B></div> <div> <B>To photographers apply</B></div> <div> <B>this tip I now supply;</B></div> <div> <B>"when photographing anything on high,</B></div> <div> <B>just remember this, in case there is a miss,</B></div> <div> <B>make sure you close your other eye!"</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>William E. Hardison (c)</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <I><B>'' 'THE BOMB THAT BLEW ZEB AWAY"</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>"A FRIENDLY QUIZ"</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>"</B></I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#990000" FACE="Arial" ><I><B>CHIP OFF THE OLD BLOCK''</B></I></FONT></div> <div> <I><B>"ONLY ONCE"</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>"THE LADDER OF SUCCESS"</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>"THE BOMB THAT BLEW ZEB AWAY" </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>( :PROLOGUE: )</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>On the outskirts of a busy town lies a fifty acre plot; </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>where Zeb McCoy can be found, just nesting on his lot. </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Now "Country Zeb'', sometimes he's called, is just a good old soul; </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>"down to earth" and liked by all, and  no schooling I've been told. </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>But a lot of cash had come his way when his ailing Pa passed away; </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>so he bought that piece of land. </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>And I met him there one summer day, shading beneath a tree, </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>stroking his beard of silver-gray, grinning and feeling free! </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>I asked old Zeb if he'd explain just why he moved out here; </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>He said: "Yep, 'cause of all the growin' pain and all my "cluster" fear!". </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Then with twinkled eyes, another sigh, and wrinkles up his brow, </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>he commenced to say exactly why.. he came out here and how.</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>But first, Zeb's speech is left desired without an education, </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>but he wrote a poem which was inspired that gives his explanation. </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>( : EPILOGUE : )</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>"THE BIG BUM".. By ZEB McCoy </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>"Got  sic and tarred of life in town, too many folks in ther'. </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Too many autos all aroun', I caint hardly breethe the aere. </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>we've ben cast from some kinda blast, the fallout is us all; </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>we're multiplyin' too darn fast with no slo down a'tall. </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>A mass explousion brings us here to liv on this grate land; </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>but we've consugated too dawg near, an' nobody can expand! </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>* * *</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Ther ain't no rore I hear nowhere, I don't see flames from it; </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>no smell of smoke and fumes in aere, but it jest keeps gittin' lit! </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>We're all..so strewn an' scattered 'bout jest fillin' up a space, </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>but lotta space is runnin' out in one hel-uh-va pace. </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Tha populashun's explodin' on... with sich a mitey force, </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>an' ther ain't gonna be no zone, if we don't stop in our corse! </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>* * *</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>We, the peeple  explodin' here, more will keep dispersin; </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>on and on and on I fear, the "bum" will keep on burstin'</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Wooden it be nice to sackerfice, an' everone just layed still? </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>All wood joy in pairofdice, I know dam well I will! ''</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Poem, misspelled words and all,</B></I></div> <div> <I><B> by William E. Hardison (c) </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>* * *</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>(With no disrespect intended to the well ( and -or) un-educated) </B></I></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <I><B>"A FRIENDLY QUIZ"</B></I></div> <div> < ></div> <div> On a scale from 1 to 10..</div> <div> choose a number from within,</div> <div> that represents a true friend in your life;</div> <div> not including those..</div> <div> like your neighbors whom impose,</div> <div> or people whom just smile and waves.</div> <div> I'm referring to the one </div> <div> who always seem to come</div> <div> when problems cause dismay on trying days.</div> <div> < ></div> <div> It's just a simple check </div> <div> to determine the respect..</div> <div> that's given when you're down and out;</div> <div> considering of course</div> <div> that you always show remorse..</div> <div> as a friend to other folks in doubt.</div> <div> < ></div> <div> When a friend shows-up indeed</div> <div> for another friend in need,</div> <div> nothing can be better for the soul;</div> <div> but if no one else is there</div> <div> in times of cold despair,</div> <div> welcome to the millions in the fold!</div> <div> < ></div> <div> And I suppose it's so..</div> <div> that the count is very low,</div> <div> for a true friend is difficult to find;</div> <div> but even if it's one,</div> <div> 'tis a better count than none,</div> <div> when self esteem is riding on the line!</div> <div> < ></div> <div> And if your count is naught,</div> <div> and in turmoil you are caught,</div> <div> I suggest there's one you can depend,</div> <div> for He's really # 1,</div> <div> God's gift and only son,</div> <div> Jesus Christ, forever our true friend!</div> <div> < ></div> <div> William E. Hardison (c) </div> <bR> <div> *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  </div> <bR> <div> <B>''CHIP OFF THE OLD BLOCK"</B></div> <div> :PROLOGUE:<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <B>* * * *</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <B>My daddy sat me down one day..</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <B>way back in '48,</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <B>his idea was to "point the way"</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <B>before I graduate.</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <B>* * * *</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <B>He began a woeful tale...</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <B>about his early teens,</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <B>how his father worked like hail</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <B>to live on pork and beans.</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <B>* * * *</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <B>How he, himself, had tilled and toiled</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <B>with many a sweating brow;</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <B>cutting rows of harden soil..</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <B>with one old mule and plow!</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <B>* * * *</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <B>That he had struggled all along </B></div> <div> <B>in days of yesteryear;</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <B>to keep our family well and strong</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <B>'mid troubles that appear.</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <B>* * * *</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <B>And now he faces me</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <B>with some wishful looking eyes;</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <B>A skillful man as he</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <B>continues to advise.</B></div> <div> <B>* * * *</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <B>"A "New Deal" came with jobs and pay,</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <B>by the grace of Roosevelt;</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <B>but 50 cents to work each day </B></div> <div> <B>was all we got to help."</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <B>* * * *</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <B>And Dad went on....." I stayed at home,</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <B>and never went to school,</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <B>kept my wits about me honed,</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <B>and lived the golden rule."</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <B>Then I felt the task ahead</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <B>when Father uped and died,</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <B>and left me with a house and spread,</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <B>and a great will to survive."</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <B>* * * *</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <B>"I only knew him just a while,</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <B>but learned he was no fool;</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <B>school and books was not his style,</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <B>but common sense... his tool!"</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <B>* * * *</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <B>"He taught me how to conquer strife,</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <B>and how to deal with pain;</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <B>showed the way to Jesus Christ,</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <B>and did so time again."</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <B>* * * *</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <B>"His heart was solid as a stone,</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <B>But soft when came to love;</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <B>and when I think of him I'm prone</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <B>to thank dear God above!"</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <B>* * * *</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <B>"And now my son, I say to you..</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <B>you're close to leaving home,</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <B>you've had it good and lucky too,</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <B>and soon you're on your own."</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <B>* * * *</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <B>"And when you go be sure to show..</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <B>the traits my father had;</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <B>and if you do you'll make it through,</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <B>as I did with my Dad."</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <B>* * * *</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <B>:EPILOGUE:</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <B>Now here I stare in the mirrow there,</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <B>with a look of pleasant shock;</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <B>for there in place was Daddy's face,</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <B>a chip from the family block!</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <B>* * * *</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <B>So I look like him and act like him,</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <B>and do the things he did,</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <B>and I'm proud to say there came a day..</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <B>his advise I gave my kid.</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <B>* * * *</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <B>So another chip has fallen free,</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <B>and another day has passed;</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <B>and that old block will always be</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <B>a treasure that will last!</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <B>* * * *</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <B>William E. Hardison (C)</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> * </div> <bR> <bR> <div> <I><B>"ONLY ONCE" </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>* * *</B></I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <I><B>Count your blessings all the time </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>instead of counting years; </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>this will keep you young of mind </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>and cut down on your fears. </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>* * *</B></I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <I><B>It does no good to dwell on age, </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>you're stuck with it for life; </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>It takes a lifetime to engage, </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>so live it without strife . </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>* * *</B></I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <I><B>You're only young as you will feel, </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>or old as you may be; </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>'tis better to deploy will... </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>than delve in misery. </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>* * *</B></I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <I><B>We only have one life to live, </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>and just this one to die; </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>but we should live as Jesus did, </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>and surely we must try! </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>* * *</B></I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <I><B>There are many things to do </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>to smooth the trail along; </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>one can write a book or two, </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>or write a pretty song. </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>* * *</B></I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <I><B>We do not have to be afraid </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>to face our lives ahead, </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>The better thought here to be weighed: </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>"'tis better alive than dead!" </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>* * *</B></I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <I><B>We really do not have a choice, </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>just live the best we can; </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>and do so with a happy voice </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>leads to the promised land! </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>* * *</B></I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <I><B>William E. Hardison (C)</B></I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <I><B>* * *</B></I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <B>"THE LADDER OF SUCCESS" </B></div> <div> <B>* * * *</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <B>You cannot get ahead </B></div> <div> <B>'less you use the one you got; </B></div> <div> <B>for the journey that you tread </B></div> <div> <B>is a long way to the top. </B></div> <div> <B>* * * *</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <B>With every step you climb </B></div> <div> <B>will come moments of despair, </B></div> <div> <B>just keep your goals in mind... </B></div> <div> <B>pray the Lord will get you there. </B></div> <div> <B>* * * *</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <B>And when you reach the top, </B></div> <div> <B>there is nowhere else to go, </B></div> <div> <B>but back to your starting spot </B></div> <div> <B>that beckons you below. </B></div> <div> <B>* * * *</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <B>For there awaits the tatter, </B></div> <div> <B>as you face your daily chore, </B></div> <div> <B>to lead you down the ladder </B></div> <div> <B>that you had climbed before. </B></div> <div> <B>* * * *</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <B>So now you need a buffer, </B></div> <div> <B>as the challengies appear, </B></div> <div> <B>for life can be much tougher </B></div> <div> <B>if success is met with fear. </B></div> <div> <B>* * * *</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <B>So build a buffer zone </B></div> <div> <B>to keep your calling sound, </B></div> <div> <B>to hold your very own </B></div> <div> <B>when ill winds blow around. </B></div> <div> <B>* * * *</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <B>For if you lose your touch, </B></div> <div> <B>and your world comes tumbling down; </B></div> <div> <B>It's not the fall that hurts so much </B></div> <div> <B>as that of hitting ground. </B></div> <div> <B>* * * *</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <B>"'Tis better safe than sorrow", </B></div> <div> <B>when you find some loosen rungs, </B></div> <div> <B>don't wait until tomorrow, </B></div> <div> <B>for tomorrow never comes. </B></div> <div> <B>* * * *</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <B>Just fix the problem mess </B></div> <div> <B>before they take a hold; </B></div> <div> <B>makes the ladder of success </B></div> <div> <B>your everlasting goal! </B></div> <div> <B>* * * *</B></div> <div> <B>William E. 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