Surprised by Sadness
3 min readMay 6, 2021
I’m with my sweet grandson, who is snuggled on my lap, his cheeks full of the frozen waffle he’s using to ease his sore gums. He grins at me, and those dimples appear in his rosy cheeks.
There’s wonderful music on, an old playlist of my favorites.
So what’s with the tears that won’t stop leaking from my eyes?