Recompense
Roses after rain, Pleasure after pain, Happiness will soothe the sigh, Smiles await the tear-dimmed eye
Bloom will follow blight, Daylight trails the night,
Life is sweeter Love is deeper In the heart's twilight!
Georgia Douglas Johnson
Roses after rain, Pleasure after pain, Happiness will soothe the sigh, Smiles await the tear-dimmed eye
Bloom will follow blight, Daylight trails the night,
Life is sweeter Love is deeper In the heart's twilight!
Georgia Douglas Johnson presents comfort as a kind of emotional law: hardship eases, and sweetness follows. Each paired image — roses after rain, pleasure after pain, bloom after blight, daylight after night — works like a quiet reassurance.
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