Crosses and troubles a-many have proved me. <br />One or two women (God bless them) have loved me. <br />I have worked and dreamed, and I’ve talked at will. <br />Of art and drink I have had my fill. <br />I’ve comforted here, and I succoured there. <br />I’ve faced my foes, and I backed my friends. <br />I’ve blundered, and sometimes made amends. <br />I’ve prayed for light, and I’ve known despair. <br />Now I look before, as I look behind, <br />Come storm, come shine, whatever befall, <br />With a grateful heart and a constant mind, <br />For the end I know is the best of all.<br /><br />William Ernest Henley<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/crosses-and-troubles/
