The Lotus Poem by RAJ VIKRAM

I looked on with awe
as lotuses galore
waved in the wind,
the water fluttered with
ripples that swayed them.

Their fragrance
permeated the air
and I became dazed.
Lotus is more than
a mere flower.

Its roots go deep
into the ground beneath
the fleeting layer
of the water of emotions.
Water will rise or
may dry up,
but the ground remains.

Lotuses are same
with beauty of uniformity.
Lotus is a symbol
of beauty that goes
beyond the eyes.

One lotus that
I marvel at is there
hidden in the waters.
How I wish to wade
through the waters
to be on close quarters
to that one.

The wind made them
dance in a symphony.
Lotuses are aplenty
and are enticing
beyond compare.

Their beauty springs
from one source of purity
from my lotus.
the reflection of that
beauty enveloped
the air around me
And I became levitated.

I too danced to their tunes
as the courting wind
caressed them artfully.
I found my lotus in the
midst of countless
swaying ones,
And I too became one
close to my lotus
dancing with the wind's
rapturous symphony.