Sorrow and Surprise

Sorrow and Surprise, copyright Elizabeth N. Wellings 1996

Down on the beach

I saw a flock of birds take flight

Watched the colors fading

As the day turned into night

And in my dream that night

And in my dream that night

I saw my father's eyes

In them I saw sorrow

Sorrow and surprise

Then there arose

Such a storm on the sea

The colors of my father's eyes

Came drifting in to me

And in my dream that night

There was peace in his eyes

And in my dream that night

Just a touch of sorrow

Sorrow and surprise

And as I wandered up the hill

I saw the birds were flying still

I wished for wings, with them I'd fly

And vanish in the fading sky

And vanish in the night

And to my mind this living

Is only a dream

And underneath the surface is

An everflowing stream

And in our dreams at night

And in our dreams at night

We find a source of light

And in our dreams at night

We find an avenue of light

That leads us from the shadows

Of sorrow and surprise