The Lotus That Landed on My Nose

A short poem about a seemingly mundane yet transformative experience.

That day, standing there in the sun, looking up at the clouds,

A white lotus floated down from the sky and landed on my nose.

I couldn’t help but feel surprised when the little gentleman broke me from my daydreaming.

I took him from my face and held him in my hands.

I looked at him with question mark eyes, and he tipped his hat.

“Didn’t mean to give you a fright, madam.”

Then he took from my hands and floated up to the heavens again.

A daydream tried to settle in as I watched him go, but he had thoroughly roused me.

Reviews

[jacob erin-cilberto]

something in nature usually alerts us to the reality that all around us is such beauty...
it makes us notice...interrupts us from our crazy world....
a special moment...
My father was engineer...and here I was, his opposite chasing my degree in English and writing poetry.
j.

[willweb]

That was very fun to read and picture in my mind. I enjoy this little snippet into your day.

[Obsidian]

This is sweet. Reads as if it could be an excerpt from a children's story. Very cute.