MY WATER LILY

If you ever seek me, my water lily,
I'm not lost — I'm where you know.
When you cross my mind, my love,
It stings like a thorn in my heart.

Without you, the streets I walk are silent,
I hide in corners, weeping for your absence.
No hand to dry my tears, nor to hold mine.
Only the purity of a water lily in your smile.

You come to mind, and sorrow falls in my eyes.
I cry out, my water lily.
My eyes mist over and drift away—
The valley where I breathed your scent is my final stop.

In the valley of love’s spring, I live in our memories,
Barefoot, I walk the lake’s pebbled shore.
I weave crowns from lilies for you,
How beautifully the shade of red graced your hair.

Let me stay in the purity of your lily-like heart.
You be the lily bud, and let me be the bee.
Let me dwell in the lily-clear depths of your eyes.
My water lily, filled with love like your heart.