THE HANDS OF TIME

<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> "MEMORIES"</div> <div>  <embed src="HTMLobj-500/memories.mid" autostart="false" width="145" height="70">  </div> <div> sound control</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="food for thought 3 homepage"><B>BACK TO HOME 3</B></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="guestbook.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="GUESTBOOK"><B>VISIT GUESTBOOK</B></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="memories.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="MEMORIES"><B>BACK TO MEMORIES</B></A></div> <div> <A HREF="memories.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="MEMORIES"><B>SELECTION PAGE</B></A></div> </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 MEMORIES</B></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=385 width="100%" colspan=2 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <I>THE HANDS OF TIME</I></div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="191" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="VOID" RULES="NONE" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 2033 WIDTH="187"><bR> <div> "HANDS OF TIME"</div> <bR> <div> I keep upon my mantelshelf  an old grandfather's clock;</div> <div> reminds me daily of its wealth</div> <div> with every tick and tock.</div> <div> Given to me by my dear Dad</div> <div> the day before he died;</div> <div> most priceless thing I ever had,</div> <div> in which I take most pride.</div> <div> My Daddy loved that antique clock</div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> he found in early life;</div> <div> by trading off a wooden crock</div> <div> and one dull carving knife.</div> <div> And proud he was about that deal</div> <div> he often spoke with pride;</div> <div> how he made a bargain steal</div> <div> with smile he could not hide.</div> <div> And from my youth come thoughts of when:</div> <div> each night at our bed time....</div> <div> Dad would wind the hands at ten,</div> <div> and bell that rang the chime.</div> <div> And now I've come to understand</div> <div> the symbol in his mind;</div> <div> for Dad, like any other man</div> <div> was keeping track -his time.</div> <div> This same old clock that passed his time,</div> <div> is passing mine away;</div> <div> this same old tick, tock, and chime</div> <div> will come my children's way.</div> <div> And if he or she will come to see</div> <div> the meaning of it's worth;</div> <div> their measurement of time will be</div> <div> their joy while here on earth.</div> <div> For more than just a clock I see;</div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> it shows me everyday,</div> <div> my most treasured memory-</div> <div> of Dad, who's long away!</div> <bR> <div> William E. Hardison</div> <div> copyrights recorded </div> <bR> <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="todays_treasures.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="TODAYS TREASURES"><B>NEXT POEM</B></A></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>