Life.

Chardin, Young Student Drawing, 1738

A crust of bread and a corner to sleep in. 

A minute to smile and an hour to weep in. 

A pint of joy to a peck of trouble, 

And never a laugh but the moans come double. 

And that is life.

A crust and a corner that makes love precious, 

With a smile to warm and tears to refresh us, 

And joy seems sweeter when cares come after, 

And a moan is the finest of foils for laughter. 

And that is life.

Paul Laurence Dunbar