Rain and Roses

<h2><SPAN name="SHINE_AND_SHOWER" id="SHINE_AND_SHOWER"></SPAN>Shine and Shower</h2> <div class="poetry"> <div class="poem"><div class="stanza"> <span class="ig"><span class="letra">I</span>T’S the cross that makes the triumph<br/></span> <span class="ih">A glorious thing to share,<br/></span> <span class="i0">It’s the sweet behind the bitter<br/></span> <span class="i2">Makes the burden light to bear.<br/></span> <span class="i0">It’s the shine past all the raining<br/></span> <span class="i2">Of the heart-break and the tear,<br/></span> <span class="i0">It’s the faith in dim tomorrow’s<br/></span> <span class="i2">Clears the mist from yesteryears.<br/></span></div> <div class="stanza"> <span class="i0">So I’ll take my shine and shower<br/></span> <span class="i2">The bitter with the sweet,<br/></span> <span class="i0">And I’ll make a friend of sorrow<br/></span> <span class="i2">Every time we chance to meet.<br/></span> <span class="i0">Give me triumph with disaster<br/></span> <span class="i2">And my share of gain and loss<br/></span> <span class="i0">And I’ll not be asking angels<br/></span> <span class="i2">For a sweeter, gentler cross.<br/></span> <span class="pagenum"><SPAN name="page_76" id="page_76">{76}</SPAN></span></div> </div></div> <div style="break-after:column;"></div><br />