A short piano piece written for the 50th birthday of a friend. The fact that this piece is exactly 50 bars long is more a happy accident than a contrived form! The repeated chords in the left hand lend it a somewhat nostalgic feel, perhaps reflecting on years gone by: the strong melody line, despite its short length, goes through a number of variations, and together with a few unusual modulations, looks to the future and perhaps hints to possible surprises life may throw at us…