Every place
Has its ups and downs —
The smiles and the frowns,
The spooks and the clowns,
Disgraces or crowns.
You’ll find
Snakes or bugs,
Scorpions or slugs,
Crows or eagles,
Mosquitos or seagulls.
Every place
Has climate and weather,
The storms and the thunder,
Hurricanes or earthquakes,
Humidity or drought.
Every place
Has interesting neighbors
Who do you kind favors,
They help with their labors,
And pick up your papers.
Every place
Has frowning faces —
Won’t give you the time,
To judgment inclined,
Won’t lend you a dime.
Every place
Has pleasures and dangers —
Or are they both one?
Pleasure can be danger
If overdone.
Every life
Has its moments
Of goodness and closeness,
Of fear or of faith,
Of love or of hate.
O Lord,
Give me hope,
So with life I can cope —
To keep a deep peace
As my faith You increase.
clarakatalin 
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