Today for the first time

Today for the first time

I saw your face

And a question

To which I know,

I am the answer.

Today for the first time

I heard your voice

And a melody

To which I know,

I am the refrain.

Today for the first time

I felt a beat

And a rhythm

To which I know,

I must dance.

Today for the first time

I saw us together

And a bliss

For which I know,

I must seek.

Sh

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