A WAKEUP CALL

<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>"edelweiss"</B></div> <div>  <embed src="HTMLobj-596/edelweiss.mid" autostart="true" loop="true" width="145" height="70">  </div> <div> sound control</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="food for thought 3 homepage">BACK TO HOME 3</A></div> <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> </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="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <I>A WAKEUP CALL</I></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= 1324 WIDTH="278"><div> <IMG SRC="1ab5a620.jpg" border=0 width="90" height="98" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> "A WAKE UP CALL"</div> <bR> <div> Not since nineteen forty one,</div> <div> has a deed like this been done,</div> <div> a horrifying act upon our land;</div> <div> when the lowest of the low</div> <div> dealt us a stunning blow,</div> <div> with aeroplanes as bombs they had at hand.</div> <div> They are cowards on the prey-</div> <div> who sneak in night or day,</div> <div> to interrupt our freedom we hold dear.</div> <div> They may crush our buildings high,</div> <div> but our spirit will not die,</div> <div> they'll hear our patriotism loud and clear!</div> <div> Over bodies that have bled,</div> <div> were many tear drops shed,</div> <div> our country now is rising to the test.</div> <div> We hold our freedom strong</div> <div> and when evil comes along,</div> <div> our courage and our strength</div> <div> are at their best.</div> <div> But because our trust ran deep,</div> <div> we were caught here while in sleep,</div> <div> but it doesn't mean we're not defiant...</div> <div> nor ever on the take, </div> <div> which was their inept mistake,</div> <div> for what they did was wake a sleeping giant!</div> <div> So let it now be heard,</div> <div> the ring of every word:</div> <div> "America is here to stay".</div> <div> We're united, everyone...</div> <div> and our mission will be won,</div> <div> and God will Bless the U.S.A.!</div> <bR> <div> William E. Hardison</div> <div> (Copyright 2001)</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="the_rock.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="THE ROCK">NEXT POEM</A></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>