CLOUDY DAYS ARE NEEDED
ALL SUNNY SKIES WOULD BE TOO BRIGHT,
ALL MORNING HOURS MEAN TOO MUCH LIGHT,
ALL LAUGHING DAYS TOO GAY A STRAIN;
THERE MUST BE CLOUDS, AND NIGHT, AND RAIN,
AND SHUT-IN-DAYS, TO MAKE US SEE
THE BEAUTY OF LIFE'S TAPESTRY.
