Lotus, Beautiful one

You balance on the waters

With regal equanimity,

You grace deities’ hands.

Harried by the water’s sway

Do devotees question your roots?

Do they exalt your murky origins?

Is your journey honoured?

Do lovers know of your yearning?

Do they bless your reaching the light?

‘Circled like a glowing moon

Do viewers know of you longing?

Do they feel your solitude?

Seemingly floating aloft

Grounded in the mud and mire

You bridge the zenith and nadir

Beautiful one, Lotus

Sh