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1/14/2017

Water Lily ..
look at you ..
regal upon placid surface.

Where did your beauty originate?
What spawned such perfection?
Is it true .. what I've heard?

Did your seed lie dormant
awaiting this short burst ..
this colorful blast bestowed upon viewers?

Did you dwell in freezing water ..
surrounded by darkness ..
deaf to all sound?

Were you angry?
Did you feel angst?
Was hopelessness your companion?

It seems a miracle ..
from putrid feces infested water
is borne such an undeniably perfect gift.

Up and out you've come ..
defying darkness .. ingesting filth ..
emanating light.

Your existence explains hope ..
defies negativity ..
glorifies patience.

Thank you, water lily ..
from your example
appears clarity of vision ..

I can now draw ..
draw from the deep well of experience ..
dine upon my own putrid feces infested water.

I will be nurtured by past
propelled by hope
sustained through patience

Knowing one day ..
like water lily ..
my flash of brilliance will emerge .. my gift ..

from Kauai to Paris ... and all places between

Mahalo et Merci, Readers, for sharing your gifts with the world

Bill

8 Comments

Sally

1/15/2017 09:01:49 pm

Beautiful Billy. Thank you for sharing your gift!

Bill link

1/16/2017 11:06:46 am

Mahalo et Merci, Sis .. thank you for reading!

Dad

1/15/2017 10:39:12 pm

And we all hope your flash of brilliance comes sooner than later.

Bill link

1/16/2017 11:08:38 am

From your mouth to God's ears, Dad, from your mouth to God's ears!

Mahalo et Merci,
Bill

Karen Cafarella

1/16/2017 08:23:16 am

To share your soul with the world is such a gift, that I for one am honored to receive from you.

Bill link

1/16/2017 11:10:22 am

Thank you, Karen, for your support and recognition .. it means so much!

Mahalo et Merci,
Bill

Patty

1/19/2017 06:58:22 am

Hi there, Bill. I am always happy to find your mail and appreciate your sharing so willingly with us. There's the Buddhist saying, "no mud, no lotus." Whether admitted or not, I'm thinking most of us have to dig pretty darn deep to feel we are -- enfin! -- flowering at last.

I am sustained at this late stage in life by a commitment (however faltering at times) to finding peace & beauty within. I am trying to make choices that will offer that. Like being out in nature more, exercising, walking! Nourishing the bod well despite wanting every ounce of sugar and fat I could cram in! Aargh. Not over-imbibing. The moderation thing.

The longest lesson & hardest to see was understanding that I am not my past, I am not my mind/thoughts, and all that jibberish, that bleating cacophony of self criticism. That bs just had to go. Mainly through meditation practices, yoga, etc, I have found a path out of the incessant negativity that pervaded my thoughts. (And some counseling off and on!)

As you so clearly write, we can rise up. We are so much more than we can imagine. Take care, my friend. We are walking this path together...toujours!
Patty

Bill link

1/19/2017 10:55:05 am

Beautiful response, Patty .. and so gratifying to me as the writer, knowing my message was clear enough. One portion of your response truly resonates with me .. "being out in nature more" .. I believe we humanoids of the technological age are removed from the nature around us to a high degree. I, like yourself, find great pleasure, peace, and solace in reconnecting with nature's beauty. Thank you so much for this pleasurable and insightful comment.

Mahalo et Merci,
Bill

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