The lotus balanced
7 July 2020
Without a ripple
the lotus stood on water
white on sombre green
A frog jumped forward
Lines formed on the water’s face
before they dwindled
The lotus balanced
the leaves curled around the stem
the furrows faded
Written in the context of Ronovan Writes weekly Haiku Challenge using the words dwindle and ripple. Rules and other contributions available here https://ronovanwrites.com/2020/07/06/weekly-haiku-poetry-prompt-challenge-dwindle-ripple/
Reading of the poem:
Khalil Gibran: Farewell
A lovely set of Haiku Geetha 🙂
I loved reading it with the picture of beautiful Lotus 🙂
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Thank you Nima. I am glad you liked both 🙂
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You are welcome Geetha 🧡🧡
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Such a good set which reads as one poetic tale.
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Thank you Derrick 🙂
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Hey now, you went all British spelly on me there. Nice substitute. 🙂
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Thank you yes I mix American and British sometimes 🙂
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