Surprise is

Surfing through images,
electronically stored on my computer,
an image -
slightly more than a year old -
of a friend whose song ended too soon,
surprised me.

Sadness tugged my heart,
sorrow filled me;
thanksgiving surged,
gratitude flowed;
a tear and smile
as feelings and memories intermingled,
contradicting,
enhancing,
playing off each other.

Surprise is hard.
Surprise is good.
Surprise is life.


12 August 2011
Cleveland Heights, OH
with thanks to Kathy Lueckert