OUTDOOR WONDERS

<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> ''WHY ME LORD?''</div> <div>  <embed src="HTMLobj-484/whymelord.mid" autostart="false" width="145" height="70">  </div> <div> SOUND CONTROL</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="guestbook.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="GUESTBOOK">GUESTBOOK</A></div> <bR> <div> BACK TO :</div> <div> <A HREF="ideals.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Ideals"><B>''IDEALS'' SELECT</B></A></div> <div> <A HREF="ideals.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Ideals"><B>PAGE''</B></A></div> <bR> <div> <B>*****</B></div> <div> <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="food for thought 3 homepage"><B>HOME PAGE-3</B></A></div> <bR> <div> <B>*****</B></div> </td> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=95 style=" border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;" BGCOLOR="#999999" TEXT="#080000" background="043b85f1ermwup.jpg"> <bR> <div> <B>FOOD FOR THOUGHT IDEALS</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>''WHY ME lOR</B></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=385 width="100%" colspan=2 BGCOLOR="#006633" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <div> <I>OUTDOOR WONDERS</I></div> <div> <B> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="208" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="VOID" RULES="NONE" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 1297 WIDTH="204"><div> <B>I have often stood in wonder</B><B> </B></div> <div> <B>upon a lofty bank,</B><B> </B></div> <div> <B>and delved in sensuous ponder</B><B> </B></div> <div> <B>of the setting sun that sank;</B></div> <div> <B>beyond the crusty mountain range,</B><B> </B></div> <div> <B>its valley there below,</B><B> </B></div> <div> <B>along the crest of distant plains,</B><B> </B></div> <div> <B>or beneath a river's flow.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Beyond the bay of Eastern Shore</B><B> </B></div> <div> <B>I've often seen it rise-</B><B> </B></div> <div> <B>in brilliant red and orange galore</B><B> </B></div> <div> <B>that painted all the  skies.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>I have also looked in reverent gaze</B><B> </B></div> <div> <B>into a dark moon sky,</B><B> </B></div> <div> <B>and marveled at the many ways</B><B> </B></div> <div> <B>God set the stars on high.</B></div> <div> <B>At other times, a moonlit sky,</B><B> </B></div> <div> <B>its gleam across the sea,</B><B> </B></div> <div> <B>and watched the silver clouds go by</B><B> </B></div> <div> <B>as they drifted endlessly!</B></div> <div> <B>Where often through my windowpanes</B><B> </B></div> <div> <B>I've viewed the skies that yields-</B><B> </B></div> <div> <B>the splatter of the falling rains</B><B> </B></div> <div> <B>upon my windowsills.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>It's these bleak and rainy days I see</B><B> </B></div> <div> <B>that brings my thoughts to bear,</B><B> </B></div> <div> <B>to realize the ways indeed,</B><B> </B></div> <div> <B>God shows His loving care,</B></div> <div> <B>and one of these, the great outdoors</B><B> </B></div> <div> <B>where all His creatures stay,</B><B> </B></div> <div> <B>is where my lonely heart explores</B><B> </B></div> <div> <B>His masterpiece array.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Only a few of wonders true,</B><B> </B></div> <div> <B>all gifts from God above,</B><B> </B></div> <div> <B>signed, delivered for me and you</B><B> </B></div> <div> <B>with His signature of love!</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>William E. 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