Fire lotus

​

Fire lotus, springing forth from

Earth, charred by fires of grief.

The sickness of the land becomes

the nourishment of 

what comes next — blackened

remains of

ancestors unfold

as this.

 

This is the mystery, that darkness

blossoms into

light, and

tragedy of generations

past becomes the chance

of this —

 

The opportunity to transform —

 

            this is

       our greatest

              gift.