<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div><div><b>“If Only”</b> by Petra Sheane</div><div><br></div><div>If Only...</div><div>A prayer was held in our nation,</div><div>Beauty was seen in more ways than one,</div><div>Children who are lost could find their salvation,</div><div>Death was slain and torture was done.</div><div><br></div><div>If Only...</div><div>Earth was awakened after years of endurance,</div><div>Forgotten feelings were rekindled anew,</div><div>God was man's only path and assurance,</div><div>Hope was the foundation of the world we knew.</div><div><br></div><div>If Only...</div><div>I knew more stories than those that were told,</div><div>Joy was a plague, and peace a disease,</div><div>Knowledge was worth more than silver and gold,</div><div>Love was sacred and endless as the seas.</div><div><br></div><div>If Only...</div><div>Miracles were seen more than daylight,</div><div>Never was replaced with forever,</div><div>Our eyes could see through the dark of the night,</div><div>Passion lived in us more than ever.</div><div><br></div><div>If Only...</div><div>Questions were answered, and answers were questioned,</div><div>Roses were pure and without thorns, </div><div>Sadness received only love and affection, </div><div>The empty knew why it was they were born.</div><div><br></div><div>If Only...</div><div>Us as a nation would join hands in song,</div><div>Victory was a gift to the humble,</div><div>When tears were shed, the earth felt strong,</div><div>Exalted men would fall and crumble.</div><div><br></div><div>If Only...</div><div>You and I would last forever.</div><div><br></div><div>If Only... </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> </div></div></body></html>