Sometimes...

Another oldie but goodie from my teen years :-)

SOMETIMES

Sometimes it takes the rain,
To make the flowers grow.
Sometimes it takes real pain,
Before real joy one knows.

Sometimes it takes tomorrows,
To understand days gone by.
Sometimes before the laughter,
There comes a heavy sigh.

Sometimes it takes the midnight hour,
To value morning light.
Sometimes it takes the longest mile,
Before things come in sight.

Sometimes you often wonder,
Why your heart can get so sore.
But it's the rocky paths in life,
That make you cherish smooth roads more.

(Written when I was Leslie J. Datcher)