A lily or a rose never pretends, and its beauty is that it is what it is.
Jiddu Krishnamurti
‘ Like The Water Hyacinth ‘
The water hyacinth
floats with flotsam
and refuse
goes along so smooth
Surfs, ducks, bobs, to tide
sunk nearly drowned but not drowned
spin, rise, resolute
Down under with roots
marine mammals, fishes kiss
Their best sanctuary
With the symbiosis
I envy water hyacinth
Just the way they are
It just goes along
With the nature of water
Why not for friendship
Ency Bearis
(c) 2011
Water lily
beautiful it is
but unaware
even when fought over
Copyright © Solomon Ochwo-Oburu
I get to see water lilies so rarely. I enjoy them when I do see them. The only time I ever got to see them regularly was when my mother in law had to go into a nursing home. They had a small manmade pond with a couple of gazebos where visitors could sit with their loved ones (back in 2018!) and it had water lilies in them. Thank you for the memory.
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