Deserts and Valleys

All sunshine will make deserts
Of lush valleys and fruited plains,
And all rain will make a flood
In a land that's dry and dreary.
Thus, good life has daily troubles;
As there are joys, there must be pains
Of difficulty followed by some ease
That the world will not stay weary.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2006

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