We encounter smiles, encounter tears <br />Throughout the journey of life. <br />Sometimes the days are bright and promising, <br />And then come the unbearable days of strife. <br /> <br />There can be no succulent vegetation <br />Without a sufficient amount of rain, <br />And there can be no healing, <br />Before encountering the pangs of pain. <br /> <br />In life there is a balance, <br />The Almighty planned it that way, <br />And so it is with us, my comrades, <br />We have glorious and strife filled days. <br /> <br />So appreciate the rays of hope, <br />While on the journey through life, <br />The Almighty will give us courage and guidance, <br />When we encounter the days of strife.<br /><br />Joseph T. Renaldi<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/coping-with-life/
