This Wesak, I Have Flowers

On Wesak Day night, I sat down and wrote this little poem:

This Wesak,
I have flowers.
Burst of yellow, white, magenta
Chrysanthemum flowers.
I placed them on three small Ikea vases
And offer them
to Buddha
to Hope
to Love
to Joy
to Happiness
to Simplicity
to Loveliness
to Myself, also.
They beautify my life
And I appreciate their beauty.
Their mission fulfilled.
My mission fulfilled.
This Wesak,
I have flowers.
- Khema Yen, Wesak Day, 21 May 2016