The lotus flower,
blooms in glorious display
and fades away while
new flowers emerge,
their buds poking up from the
marsh to greet the sun.
Its part of the plan
there is no duality.
Life, death, coexist.
The ultimate high,
Is being present right now.
Don’t waste your life.
In that now moment
We see this is all that is real
Nothing’s forever.
Whatever you do,
Witness your glorious life,
Give it all you’ve got.
This haiku is composed by Dr. Diana Reed, a retired Neurologist, now writing and painting in Orange Beach, Alabama.