By Sister Initiate Little Lotus, Los Angeles, U.S.A.
(written in New York)

 

How thankful I am.
   For the youthful, beautiful, yet melancholy past.

How happy am I,
  For the tranquil, fresh, and blissful days of today.

How anxious am I
  To live the unknown, joyful and eternal life of the future.

Desperately in the past I sought,
  Never realizing
  You have always been with me.

Having realized, and found You,
  Now I pray,
  Let me
  Become You!