An Understanding

Sometimes it takes 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 heavy sigh.
Sometimes it takes the midnight hour
To value morning light.
Sometimes it takes the longest mile
Before things come insight.
Sometimes you often wonder
Why your heart can get so sore.
But its the rocky paths in life
That makes you cherish the smooth roads more!