GROUND ZERO

<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>"FARTHER ALONG"</B></div> <div>  <embed src="HTMLobj-601/farther_along.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> <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>GROUND ZERO</I></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <IMG SRC="1ab5a620.jpg" border=0 width="90" height="98" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> "GROUND ZERO"</div> <bR> <div> There's a site in New York City</div> <div> we all have come to know;</div> <div> 'twas torn with plight and pity </div> <div> so they named it "GROUND ZERO"!</div> <bR> <div> Where vapors from the aftermath</div> <div> still streaming skyward bound;</div> <div> reminding us of Satan's wrath</div> <div> that fell those structures down.</div> <bR> <div> Where everyday in God's embrace</div> <div> come angels from the slain;</div> <div> instills an image of that place</div> <div> where memory will not wane.</div> <bR> <div> As "dust to dust" is often said-</div> <div> this case is, oh, so true!</div> <div> For many people that are dead-</div> <div> were never found in view.</div> <bR> <div> But always in the vast beyond</div> <div> their spirits ever soar;</div> <div> o'er the walls that rise anon--</div> <div> to shine there as before!</div> <bR> <bR> <div> William E. Hardison </div> <div> Nov. 30, 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> <bR> <div> <A HREF="heroes_all.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="HEROES ALL"><B>NEXT POEM</B></A></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>