The Web Poetry Corner - Norma Jean Duncan - My Surprise 1972
My Surprise 1972
by
Norma Jean Duncan
When first I saw you that day
Our eyes met, a smile crossed your face
I returned the smile, prehaps revealing
The warmness I found in this place.
The next time we met, we began to talk
Each word carried with it a carress
I couldn't understand why this was different
Unless some how I felt your lonliness.
When you told me about your dead wife
Your sadness and lose I sharply felt
I wished I could give you my love
I whispered a prayer for you, when I knelt.
At my home your face flashed before me
On the day you left the place we had met
I knew this was the last time I would see you
And I knew we both would soon forget.