Downpour...

Just like the torrential rain.
It came abruptly.
Almost without warning.
In pouring sleets of sadness and nostalgia.

Waves after wave.
Breaking on the shores of my damp cheeks.

Reuben.
Jaakko.
Claudius.

Then the clouds parted.
And just as abruptly,
the rain was gone...


If life is about learning to deal with loss and yet live happily, I think I've been doing well so far.
But every now and then... we need a little downpour, right?