''THE GOOD OLD USA''

<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>                            BILLY'S  (FOOD FOR THOUGHT) "DAILY BREAD"</B><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><B> </B></FONT></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=210 BGCOLOR="#336633" TEXT="#080000" background="043d2083.jpg"> <div> <B>God Bless A.     </B></div> <div>  <embed src="HTMLobj-103/godbless.mid" autostart="false" width="145" height="70">  </div> <div> <B>sound control</B></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE=" BILLYS (FOO"><B>return to homepage</B></A></div> <div> <B>for all other links</B></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="guestbook.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="GUESTBOOK"><B>sign guestbook</B></A></div> </td> <td valign="top" height=390 width="100%" BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000" background="04405053.jpg"> <div> <I><B>''THE GOOD OLD USA''</B></I></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" >''THE</FONT> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" >GOOD</FONT> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#0000CC" FACE="Arial" >OLD</FONT><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" > U</FONT> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" >S</FONT> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#3300CC" FACE="Arial" >A''</FONT></div> <div> <I><B>* * *</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Yes, I love the U S A</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>with rapture in my faith.</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>I dedicate both heart and soul </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>to each beloved state; </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>to everyone, the young and old, </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>where pride is ever great. </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>* * *</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>I pledge allegiance in her name, </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>the U. S. true and free; </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>'tis here where brave men staked their claim </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>to start our history; </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>those pioneers whom  early came </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>will live eternally. </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>* * *</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>So sing my praise to U S A; </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>where spirits ever bloom... </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>as does the flowering forest trees </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>where song birds croon their tunes, </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>and from the purple mountain's breeze, </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>drifts blossom's sweet perfumes.</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>* * *</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>The U S A for evermore </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>be glorious and grand, </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>where folks of races live as one </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>in our most treasured land; </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>to find a place here in the sun, </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>with peace to every man! </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>* * *</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>William E.Hardison (c) </B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>  <div align="center"> <div style="padding:0px; border:1px solid #999999; width:235px; margin: 0px;background-color:#F2F4FA;"> <form action="http://pub2.bravenet.com/elist/add.php" method="post" style="margin:0px;"> <div style="background-color:#DBE0F5;padding:3px;font:12px arial;color:black;"><b>Join the Mailing List</b></div> <div style="margin:10px; font: 11px arial; color: black; text-align:right;"> <div style="margin-bottom:5px;">Enter your name and email address below:</div> Name: <input type="text" name="ename" size="25" maxlength="60" /><br> Email: <input type="text" name="emailaddress" size="25" maxlength="100" /><br> <input type="radio" name="action" value="join" checked style="border: 0px;"/>Subscribe  <input type="radio" name="action" value="leave" style="border: 0px;" />Unsubscribe  <input type="hidden" name="usernum" style="border: 0px solid black; height: 0px; width: 0px;" value="126720699" /><input type="hidden" name="cpv" style="border: 0px solid black; height: 0px; width: 0px;" value="1" /> <input type="submit" name="submit" value="GO" /></div> <div align="center" style="margin-bottom:5px;"><a title="Free Mailing Lists from Bravenet.com" href="http://www.bravenet.com"><img src="http://assets.bravenet.com/cp/bn-elist.gif" alt="Free Mailing Lists from Bravenet.com" border="0"></a></div></form> </div></div>   </B></I></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="a_lost_cause.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="A LOST CAUSE"><I><B>NEXT POEM</B></I></A></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>