Unhappy Happiness

Life can be happy
Only when it is sad
For when you know sorrow
Can you be really glad.
It is only comparison
That brings greater joy
Without being measured by sorrow
Gladness is but a rich toy
Joy is a gaudy bauble
Missed only when its no more
Remembered and fondly cherished
Though tossed away before.
As sunshines are brighter
When they are after rain
So happiness is happier
If it follows pain.