<BR>IF I COULD GIVE YOU ANYTHING<P>IF I COULD GIVE YOU ANYTHING IN HEAVEN OR ON EARTH,<BR>IF ANY WISH WAS IN MY POWER TO CELEBRATE HIS BIRTH,<P>NO BOUNDARIES COULD HOLD ME BACK,<BR>NO REASON, RULE, OR TIME,<P>THERE'D BE NO SADNESS IN YOUR HEART,<BR>NO PIT FROM WHICH TO CLIMB<P>I'D GIVE YOU HOURS IN A KITCHEN BRIGHT<BR>A WARM SOUTHERN LADY ITS TRUE SOURCE OF LIGHT<P>YOU'D HAVE DAYS TO RUN WITH A WILD BUNCH OF BOYS<BR>SAND IN YOUR HAIR, SHELLS AND DUNES FOR YOUR TOYS<P>YOU'D ENJOY WITH ABANDON THE WIFE THAT YOU FOUND<BR>YOU'D SOAR IN HER LOVE, THOUGH YOUR FEET TOUCH THE GROUND,<P> I'D GIVE YOU A VESSEL, <BR>A FINE SAILING SHIP<P>AND THE HOURS TO SAY "SIR, <BR>PLEASE COME TAKE A TRIP<P>ALL YOUR SONS ARE HERE WAITING,<BR> WE WANT YOU TO SEE,<P>HOW WE'VE LEARNED FROM YOUR LIFE, SIR ,<BR>WHAT MEN WE SHOULD BE"<P>MERRY CHRISTMAS 1999<BR><P>------------------<BR><BR>"I have found the Pearl of Great Price"<BR>

Liz,<BR>Beautiful poem!!!!! Kudos to you!!!

Thanks. He loved it, but when he first read it, he came into the kitchen and said<P>"That poem is really good, WHERE DID YOU FIND IT, ON THE INTERNET?<P>ARGGGH!!!<P>I said "Where the he!! do you think I would find that, poemsforh.com? !!"<P>DID YOU ACTUALLY READ IT? GO IN YOUR ROOM AND READ IT AGAIN, GO, GET OUT OF MY KITCHEN!" (SMILING, BUT PEEVED)<P>He came out later and said, "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to devalue it, it is just so good, I didn't dare hope I was married to someone who could write like that for me."<P>Arggh again, when will they WAKE UP?<P>LIZZIE\WORN PEARL OF GREAT PRICE<P>------------------<BR><BR>"I have found the Pearl of Great Price"<BR>

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