Pure Lotus Blossoms, by Kim McNealy Sosin

Lotus Blossom by Unknown Artist, photograph by Kim McNealy Sosin (USA) 2018.

Pure Lotus Blossoms
 
Amidst belching scooters
at a busy crossing
on a gritty road
in central Hanoi,
a gossamer objet d’art:
giant Lotus blossom,
vibrant and vivid.
 
From the surface
of a muddy pond
on a floating green pad
arises, chaste and clean,
a delicate art naturel:
tiny Lotus blossom,
flamboyant.
 
Kim McNealy Sosin

Until her retirement a few years ago, Kim McNealy Sosin was a professor and department chair of economics at the University of Nebraska at Omaha.  She published numerous articles in economics journals, and is now focused on writing and publishing poetry and photography.  She particularly enjoys sharing experiences of her travels.  Her website is https://sosin.us.