Life is filled with surprises <br />and I have had my fair share of them. <br /> <br />Imagine going to a friend’s funeral <br />and months down the line, <br />you end up marrying his widow. <br />Yes, that has happened to me. <br /> <br />Imagine after fifty-six years <br />discovering you had a brother <br />you never knew you had. <br />Yes, that has happened to me. <br /> <br />Imagine going to school with someone <br />you never remember speaking to <br />and then fifty-one years later <br />they become your best friend. <br />Yes, that has happened to me. <br /> <br />Imagine this friend <br />introducing you to a friend of theirs <br />and between them both <br />turn your life around. <br />Yes, that has happened to me. <br /> <br />Surprises happen when you least expect them, <br />they can happen anytime anywhere. <br />You can never predict when they will occur, <br />they just happen for a reason, <br />a reason for which we are never sure. <br />However, never turn your back on them; <br />count them as a blessing <br />that might never come again. <br /> <br /> <br />5 October 2009<br /><br />David Harris<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/surprises-2-2/
