A RAY OF HOPE

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" rowspan="2" width=215 BGCOLOR="#999999" TEXT="#080000" background="0440eb82ermwup.jpg"> <bR> <div> <B>"AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL"</B></div> <div>  <embed src="HTMLobj-580/america_the_beautiful_gc.mid" autostart="true" loop="true" width="145" height="70">  </div> <div> sound control</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="food for thought 3 homepage">BACK TO HOME 3</A></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <A HREF="guestbook.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="GUESTBOOK"><B>guestbook</B></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="sept_affair.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="SEPT. AFFAIR"><B>Back to Sept. Affair</B></A></div> <div> <A HREF="sept_affair.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="SEPT. AFFAIR"><B>selections</B></A></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=95 style=" border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;" BGCOLOR="#999999" TEXT="#080000" background="043b85f1ermwup.jpg"> <div> <B> ( FOOD FOR THOUGHT) FROM ''SEPT. AFFAIR"</B></div> <div> <B>'' OF THE WAR ON TERRORISM ''</B></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=385 width="100%" colspan=2 BGCOLOR="#330099" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <I>A RAY OF HOPE</I></div> <div> <IMG SRC="1ab5a620.jpg" border=0 width="90" height="98" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="282" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="VOID" RULES="NONE" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 1070 WIDTH="278"><bR> <div> "RAY OF HOPE"</div> <bR> <div> Within our window's lower bay,</div> <div> a candle cast it's soft-lit ray...</div> <div> glowing for our soldiers, true and brave;</div> <div> women and the men,</div> <div> our children, or a friend,</div> <div> fighting to remove a terror wave. </div> <bR> <div> It's been three years, and counting,</div> <div> since their young hearts proud and pounding;</div> <div> went to battle with a mission fought afar;</div> <div> they need our hopes and cares,</div> <div> our utmost sincere prayers,</div> <div> after all, it's us they're fighting for! </div> <div> In this raging war on terror,</div> <div> they are freedom's message bearer;</div> <div> to silence all the violence in our world.</div> <div> We never shall abort,</div> <div> but give our full support</div> <div> for those whom face the bombings that unfurl. </div> <bR> <div> So, this little flame of lighting</div> <div> beams a prayer so inviting,</div> <div> for all our military to come home;</div> <div> and some will not return,</div> <div> but their lights will ever burn...</div> <div> with a special kind of glitter all their own!</div> <bR> <div> William E. Hardison</div> <div> copyrights recorded</div> <bR> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div>   <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>   </div> <div> <A HREF="a_911_call.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="A 911 CALL"><B>NEXT POEM</B></A></div> </td> </tr></table></body>