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A blue flower tinted at dawn with gold,
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A broad flower blazing with light at noon,
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A flower forever with charms to hold
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His heart, who sees it by sun or moon.
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Star-loved, it breathes at the midnight hour
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A sense of peace from its velvet mouth.
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Though flowers be fair -- is there any flower
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Like this blue flower of the radiant South?
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Sun-loved and lit by the moon it yields
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A challenge-glory or glow serene,
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And men bethink them of jewelled shields,
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A turquoise lighting a ground of green.
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Album Description:
Pictures were taken in Jardin de Miramar in Antipolo City. Before then, I haven't seen a blue lotus flower, & didn't know that lotuses grow out of the mud, yet remain pure & unpolluted by it, thus, they're called "true gentlemen of flowers".
Album Info:
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- Views: 6685
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9 comments
Nice to see my other comments.Well done,my friend.Best regards,Rasim
said rasim1
Hi Mary Ann, thank you for your kind message in my message box. I love the blue lotus and this album is so pretty. The poem to go with it is such a nice idea. I'd like to come back when I have more time and see more of your albums. I'd like to add you to my friends list. I'll send you an invitation. Thanks for sharing, Carol Jean
said lovethemsteiff
Nice to see this album featured as member's choice.I am happy for you,my friend.Warm regards from Turkey,Rasim
said rasim1
Hi,your album is fascinating and superb.Thanks for sharing here.Warm regards,Rasim
said rasim1
Hi Mary! Thanks for nice presentation of a gorgeous album with us; added pics are very nice & I warmly enjoyed their beauties. You are cordially invited to visit my newest albums. My best wishes for you. Greetings from Sharif
said sharif53
Thank you for this beautiful album of lotus flowers and for finding the apt poem to go with it! I enjoyed examining the details of the flower and reading the work of Roderic Quinn. Merry Christmas, Mary Ann.
said fdguin
Hi Mary Ann! I enjoyed this album! I myself enjoy taking photos of flowers :) I think they are one of the most interesting and beautiful subjects in photography ever. How have you been doing? It has been a very long while since I last dropped you a line...well I've always been busy at work and had other priorities lined up. Hope you have a great time! Happy Holidays! Cheers, Glenn
said glenn_janjan
Mary Ann, A very beautiful album of gorgeous shots and a lovely poem. So peaceful....very nice. Hugs, Carol
said albertsville
In China, there are a lot of poems describing the lotus flower, for they come out of the dirty mud under the water, yet they still keep their pureness, freshness & beauty. Poets often use them to inspire people to keep on doing what they must do, and to show their best part to the outside world, just like the lotus flower, no matter how bad the situation or circumstance may be. Lotus has another characteristic. The plant's stalk is easy to bend in two, but it is very hard to break, or separate the two parts completely because they have many strong sinuous fibers that tenaciously hold on to keep the plant together. Poets use this scenario to point to the tight relationship of the members in a family, or two lovers for example, showing that no matter how far away they might live, nothing can really separate them in heart. (Taken from http://www.worldconsortium.com/lotuspoem.htm)
said maryan54
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