Rain and Roses

Life ain’t all sun an’ roses,

     As people ought to know;

If wasn’t any showers     

     The roses wouldn’t grow.

Life ain’t all easy sailin’,

     They’s breakers more or less;

If wasn’t any failures

     We wouldn’t know success.

The roses need the sunshine,

     Also a little rain;

Life needs a lot o’ pleasure,

     Also a little pain.

Too much of one or ‘tother

     Is harmful, goodness knows;

But let us keep on hopin’,

     To blossom, like the rose!

c. June 17, ‘10