Tribute to my love

                                                        Tu-lips

Across the oceans and the distant lands,
far from me and my outstretched hands...

Rising above the horizon, is the Rainier,

dazzling in the daylight, in grandeur

Studded with cordons of picturesque tulips,

mesmeric as an aurora over the sailing ships...

Decorated in bonny black, red and white,

glowing with grace, in the bright light

Amidst rows of countless pearls...

With twin petals in gracious pink curls,

there stands a tulip, noble and angelic,

dancing to the tunes of a mystic music

Enchanting is the sight of that heavenly flower,

as in my mind, its cherubic movements appear...

Will live for the day to embrace its divinity,

as I conquer the distances with verve and audacity

                                         - Prashanth Mummidi