Monday, August 10, 2009

Lotus


Lotus
by Alicia Millar

Stem extends, leafs unfurls
gleaming bud, the lotus pearl
a parasol, for those who stroll
upended is the lotus' bowl
that traps the precious falling rain
the moisture through the petals strain
hours I have sated spent
admiring this one ornament

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