Why does this keep on happening?
All my life I have listened to music,
I have jazz coming out of my ears,
But once again I am surprised
By an unknown Jazzer
Born thirty years before I was,
But have only heard of her this week.
Her touch on the piano is wonderful,
Her compositions so compelling,
I am enthralled by her work.
But yet again I am surprised,
Surprised I have not heard of her,
Not heard of Mary Lou Williams,
But I have now and her music will live on,
Live on within me.