Seed in the Dark

Lotus flowers grow from black mud. This is what Aaro sees, standing at the edge of a pond full of lotuses in the garden. Beauty rises from darkness. Pink petals open above murky water, green leaves spread like hands on the surface. The roots know secrets the flowers will never tell, how strength comes from places without light or colour. What was buried finds its way to light. What seemed lost becomes beautiful. The garden speaks, in whispers: Every flower was once a seed in the dark. Aaro watches and learns. Her joy blooms.