The Lotus 
 
Rising from the mud of the lowest sphere
It shoots through emotional waters drear
Entering the mental turbulence of air
Where, in the rays of the spiritual sun
The soul's lotus petals unfold, each one
A radiance in the air shimmering
Above leaf-stilled waters glimmering.
 

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