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The Lotus under the Pacific
There is a Lotus, under the sea,
Near to land, in the channel sand,
But the currents come from so far away
The Lotus knows what all seas say;
Near to land, in the channel sand,
But the currents come from so far away
The Lotus knows what all seas say;
There is a Lotus under the sea,
It glitters there, by galleon loot,
And the end of the rainbow comes to the root.
It glitters there, by galleon loot,
And the end of the rainbow comes to the root.
And the fruit of the flower is a dream of light,
And the Lotus is gold, and ivory-white,
And the Lotus, by love, may be plainly seen:
True hearts may watch the fine flower sway,
If they stroll by the shore or swim in the bay.
And the Lotus is gold, and ivory-white,
And the Lotus, by love, may be plainly seen:
True hearts may watch the fine flower sway,
If they stroll by the shore or swim in the bay.
It was born from the touch of your fairy hand,
When on your first deep-swimming day,
You dared the channel and crossed the bay,
And touched for the first time deep-sea sand,
And saw where the galleon jewels stay,
And the first time lost all sight of the land.
When on your first deep-swimming day,
You dared the channel and crossed the bay,
And touched for the first time deep-sea sand,
And saw where the galleon jewels stay,
And the first time lost all sight of the land.
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