<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div dir="ltr"><span></span></div><div dir="ltr"><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div><div><b>“Mighty Oak”</b> by Kathy J Parenteau</div><div><br></div><div>Stand tall, oh mighty oak, for all the world to see.</div><div>Your strength and undying beauty forever amazes me.</div><div>Though storm clouds hover above you,</div><div>Your branches span the sky</div><div>In search of the radiant sunlight you</div><div>Count on to survive.</div><div>When the winds are high and restless and </div><div>You lose a limb or two,</div><div>It only makes you stronger.</div><div>We could learn so much from you.</div><div>Though generations have come and gone</div><div>And brought about such change,</div><div>Quietly you've watched them all,</div><div>Yet still remained the same.</div><div>I only pray God gives to me </div><div>The strength he's given you</div><div>To face each day with hope, </div><div>Whether skies are black or blue.</div><div>Life on earth is truly a gift.</div><div>Every moment we must treasure.</div><div>It's the simple things we take for granted</div><div>That become our ultimate pleasures.</div></div><div><br></div>——————————————<br><br><div dir="ltr"><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Seeya 'round town, Moscow, because . . .</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">"Moscow Cares" (the most fun you can have with your pants on)</span></div><div><a href="http://www.moscowcares.com/" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font color="#000000">http://www.MoscowCares.com</font></a></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span></div><div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Tom Hansen</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Moscow, Idaho</span></div></div><div><br></div></div></div></body></html>