Lily pads , lily pads quiet and serene...

Watching the egrets ,.softly they preen..

Floating lily pads all near the shore..

Waiting for flowers to open once more..

Lily pad , Lily pads resting so fine..

Until a fisherman comes with his line..

Oh little lily pad why do you cry ?

You saved the fishes from having to die!                

"Oh my,"  the lil leaf. cried .. ",.I wish I were like you....

 Blooming.. so prettily at my side "..

"Oh why? "said the flower.".you wouldn;t  last..

The moment I bloom I give my last gasp !