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WHITE LOTUS

Ratri Kumudawati 1943 (Indonesia)

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If I could be a flower,
what flower could I be?
A red rose with a sharp thorn,
or the holy lily of the valley,
or a yellow dandelion on a lawn?

Maybe I would just let me be
a white lotus as I should be.
I would keep my upright head,
my wide leave spread,
floating above the mirky mud
witnessing His wisdom and
blessing His redeeming blood.

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Written on August 06, 2021

Submitted by Ratri on September 19, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XAXAX AABBCXC
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 329
Words 69
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 5, 7
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Ratri Kumudawati

Used to live in Indonesia and UK. Now in Australia. Field of study: Humanity. Has been writing verses off and on since teenager. Profession: Translator from Indonesian to English v.v. more…

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