sacred lotus; you are
calm and divine
grace radiates brightly from within you
setting light and fire
creating a fully bloomed soul

your beauty so overwhelming
that nature bows down to you
and lily pads make way for you
as you glide across the hazy surface
upon the murky water

but may the wind and ripples carry you far
to a place where life swims all around you
under and among sparkling water
rejoicing and glorifying in your beauty

m.p.