each day
at break of dawn
petal by petal
the lotus opens
my meditation
Skylark, Winter 2017
Marilyn Fleming
Chinese Translation (Traditional)
每天
在黎明時分
蓮花花瓣
一片接著一片
開啟了我的冥想
Chinese Translation (Simplified)
每天
在黎明时分
莲花花瓣
一片接着一片
开启了我的冥想
Bio Sketch
Marilyn
Fleming is a Wisconsin short form poet and sumi-e haiga artist. Her
special interests are Asian forms of poetry (haiku tanka and haibun.)
She is widely published in US as well as internationally. To see some
of her recent work, visit her website or follow her on twitter: @mflem9811
Evaluated in the context of Buddhism where the lotus is "symbolic of purity of the body, speech, and mind as while rooted in the mud," fresh and mind-changing Ls 3-5 leave much dreaming room for the reader's imagination/engagement.
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