a thousand year flower

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13 years ago 

deep in the heart of the ocean

where light struggles to reach

a single flower began to rise

it began to grow and grow

and it couldn't be stopped

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the waves tried its sink

the sands tried its shift

the thunder tried its roar 

but the flower endured

not in fight

but in light

with a quiet glowing smile

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why do you endure?

the wave asked

why do you smile? ​​​​

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and the flower replied: 

''I was born of light, 

pure,

unconditional,

all-encompassing,

bright,

blinding loving light. 

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when you push your waves,

you carry my love

when you shift your sands,  

my roots grow farther

and when you thunder,

I spark my light across the skies 

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it reaches others​

and when they touch it, I grow. 

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the laughter

the tears

the memories

they are my sunlight

and so

I shine

I shine

I shine​​​​​

​because of you.''

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The wave cried,

the sand wept,

the thunder roared,

and they knew

they found a thousand year flower

its petals carrying the echoes of every life it touched,​

they were her and she was them. 

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they shouted; she will not be erased! 

she will bloom​

again and again

because true love knows no end. 

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