A lotus blooms <br />In the dark <br />swampy mud <br /> <br />Unknowing <br />Of its perfect beauty <br /> <br />The eye gazes <br />Enchanted <br />At the perfection <br /> <br />Unaware of the dirt <br />around <br /> <br />Even the moon shines <br />Softly <br />in appreciation <br />Of this creation, <br /> <br />Bathing the lotus in <br />A divine <br />and ethereal glow <br /> <br />Shine on..... <br /> <br />Oh moon..... <br /> <br />Illuminate <br />The perfection <br /> <br />For all to realise.... <br /> <br />Perfection <br />Is everywhere<br /><br />Arti Chopra<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-lotus-blooms/