A PRAYER

I WALKED A MILE WITH PLEASURE,

SHE CHATTERED ALL THE WAY,

BUT LEFT ME NONE THE WISER,

FOR ALL SHE HAD TO SAY.

I WALKED A MILE WITH SORROW,

AND NEVER A WORD SAID SHE,

BUT, OH, THE THINGS I LEARNED FROM HER,

WHEN SORROW WALKED WITH ME.