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<bR> <div> <!-- Start Gem Animated Image (GIF) --> <img src="HTMLobj-499/aniGif.gif" border="0" align="bottom" width="572" height="31"> <!-- End Gem Animated Image (GIF) --> </div> <bR> <div> <B>There is an old water bucket,</B></div> <div> <B>Lying out beside the fence,</B></div> <div> <B>why anyone would keep it,</B></div> <div> <B>to me just made no sense.</B></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>The bottom is so rusty,</B></div> <div> <B>no water will it hold,</B></div> <div> <B>the handle is all twisted,</B></div> <div> <B>the bucket is so old.</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>for many years I kept it,</B></div> <div> <B>for the good that it had been,</B></div> <div> <B>It used to serve a purpose,</B></div> <div> <B>but that was way back then.</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>Now it's just an eyesore,</B></div> <div> <B>a useless piece of rusty tin,</B></div> <div> <B>I thought that I would trash it,</B></div> <div> <B>with other junk and then...</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>I heard the sound of thunder</B></div> <div> <B>in the distant sky,</B></div> <div> <B>and then a softer, sweeter sound,</B></div> <div> <B>And this one was near by.</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>was the sound of summer raindrops</B></div> <div> <B>beating a rhythm like a drum,</B></div> <div> <B>I listened in amazement and</B></div> <div> <B>then began to hum.</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>I noticed a sparrow taking refuge</B></div> <div> <B>underneath a big green tree</B></div> <div> <B>and he began to sing along..</B></div> <div> <B>with the raindrops and with me.</B></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>I saw the leaves were dancing</B></div> <div> <B>and flowers swayed, beautiful and bold</B></div> <div> <B>as raindrops on an old rusty bucket</B></div> <div> <B>made music to cheer the soul.</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>I lifted my eyes toward Heaven</B></div> <div> <B>and thanked My father there</B></div> <div> <B>For teaching me this lesson</B></div> <div> <B>and now with you I share.</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>I was feeling just as useless</B></div> <div> <B>as that bucket seemed to be</B></div> <div> <B>Just going through a season</B></div> <div> <B>of thinking no one needed me.</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>But then I was reminded that to</B></div> <div> <B>give an encouraging word or a smile</B></div> <div> <B>Could mean the world to others</B></div> <div> <B>and that makes my life worthwhile.</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>all things serve a purpose,</B></div> <div> <B>so look around and consider again..</B></div> <div> <B>the things you thought were useless</B></div> <div> <B>like the rusty bucket made of tin.</B></div> <div> <B>(Thank you Tiny)</B></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><!-- Start Gem Animated Image (GIF) --> <img src="HTMLobj-460/aniGif.gif" border="0" align="bottom" width="320" height="188"> <!-- End Gem Animated Image (GIF) --> </B></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="1c0f4940.gif" border=0 width="500" height="404" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" 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