Vermont poet David Budbill says it so perfectly in his poem “The Fall Almost Nobody Sees” from the book Happy Life:
“The Fall Almost Nobody Sees”
11 Oct
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Still Learning To See 
John, this is just amazing–I will definitely be adding this poem to my poetry notebook. It’s so important to see the beauty even in the grey parts of life–there’s a softness to sadness that keeps our hearts humble.
Thanks so much.