Monday, June 17, 2013

Hasu (Lotus)

                                                                                           Attribution: John Perry
Image: Lotus Flower
Source: Wikimedia Commons (here)

Revered by billions
The National flower of
The Sub-continent

Endearing, regal
Beautiful ambiance, serene
natural setting

All encompassing
Brand names, places, music a
popular icon


Written for Chev's CARPE DIEM #223 with prompt - Lotus and shared with Real Toad's Open Link Monday

18 comments:

  1. Heard it used tons as brand names and such, is sure a sight to see.

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  2. it is beautiful and serene. probably why it has a position named after it too...smiles. and a car...which is an interesting contrast

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  3. Love this flower...I'd add - open to Light...

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  4. I sense an uneasiness in this poem between the beauty of the image and the commercial use of it. You leave the contrast there, unresolved like an upnote on the end of a symphony. Nice!

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  5. so beautiful as to be taken by the whole and made iconic. isn't that the rub?

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  6. A pretty poem with a pretty picture for us today. Thank you.

    BTW, in Texas we would call your Lotus Flower a Water Lily. We have a lot of them, they are mostly yellow in color, a few are pink.
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  7. :) Thanks for writing a beautiful poem on our national flower......

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  8. Lotus as a brand name: take a good thing and run with it!

    Perhaps a Lotus

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  9. Awesome series ... on a wonderful creation of the Creator.

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  10. So many meanings, the lotus has. Serenity comes from just looking at it. So beautiful!

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  11. Lovely work for a deserving flower.

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  12. The commercial use of a Lotus sure must have tainted it slightly...

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  13. Beautiful lotus!

    http://joycelansky.blogspot.com

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  14. Wonderful, Hank, and you found a beautiful photo to accompany your poem.
    K

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