{\rtf1\fbidis\ansi\ansicpg1257\deff0\deflang1033{\fonttbl{\f0\fmodern Courier New;}{\f1\fnil\fprq2\fcharset2 Animals 1;}{\f2\fswiss\fprq2\fcharset186{\*\fname Arial;}Arial Baltic;}} {\colortbl ;\red0\green0\blue0;} \viewkind4\uc1\pard\ltrpar\cf1\f0\fs20\tab\par \par \par \par \pard\ltrpar\qc\f1\fs96 8\f2\fs28\par \pard\ltrpar\par \par \par \tab\tab\b WONDERFUL, \b0 by Roger Fritz, 1-8-02\par \par \tab You are more wonderful than sixteen camels\par \tab on a caravan to Samarkand,\par \tab carrying silkworms and mulberry leaves.\par \tab You are more wonderful than a line of wombats\par \tab dancing in their annual celebration\par \tab of the descent of the clown-gods.\par \tab You are more wonderful than a hawk feather\par \tab sailing through the windy sky\par \tab in ecstacy.\par \par \tab I am more wonderful than a buckskin shirt,\par \tab with fringe, faded to white,\par \tab that was once used by ghost dancers.\par \tab I am more wonderful than the dreams of horses\par \tab and the long stories they tell\par \tab to pass the winter nights.\par \tab I am more wonderful than the northern lights\par \tab curling over the winter tundra,\par \tab ribbons wrapping the present of the earth.\par \par \tab We are more wonderful than the desert\par \tab lying open and naked in the moonlight,\par \tab remembering rain.\par \tab We are more wonderful than a supernova,\par \tab gathering time in large amounts and\par \tab exploding in glee.\par \tab We are more wonderful than the moon,\par \tab sailing just above the wavetops,\par \tab and the waves reaching up to touch us\par \tab with their soft hands.\f0\fs20\par \tab\par }