A Haiku

in the japanese
garden just the soft whisper
of running water


Thanks to FreeFoto.com for this photograph taken at the Japanese Garden, Interlaken, Switzerland

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Love made a lotus flower
by Joan Grigsby

Love made a lotus flower with seeds of stars
And set it in a garden far away.
I, passing by upon a summer’s noon,
Gathered the flower and carried it away.

Cool in my hand the silken petals lay
And all night long, below the watchful moon,
I dreamed of love but, long before the dawn,
The petals faded with the setting moon.

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The Lotus is believed to have originated in Egypt, the Indus River Valley and Mesopotamia.

There are many stories about the lotus flower, some of which have been passed down from the earliest times.

The flower has always been associated in some way with religion. Christians have related the lotus to the divine nature of Jesus of Nazareth. Buddhists see the flower as a symbol of enlightenment, and images of Hindu gods are often depicted seated on lotus flowers.

In some way the flower is a icon of spirituality that unites people of different religions.

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Thanks to Elsa Laura Lily for uploading “The Beauty of Flowers.”


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Namasté

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