Blue Lotus

by Leanne Neill

The lotus flower is steeped in symbolism. In Egypt, it represents rebirth, in India, it embodies victory of the spirit.
It rises from beneath murky water over a period of time, flowers in the morning and afternoon sun, before sinking below the surface again to repeat this cycle.
Flowers from the blue lotus are associated with properties of sedation, aphrodisia and euphoria.
Hence, these poems were born and inspired; in the spirit of awakening, rebirth and victory. Poetry * Quotes * Poetic Prose

130 pages, Paperback

Published May 16, 2018

Reviews

[Aurélien Thomas · Rating 5 out of 5]

'Oh,
the lies we make sweet,
to justify the wrong love...'

Describing herself as 'a composer of words' (I love that!) Leanne Neill knows how to weave her craft. Her poetry here blossoms pages after pages. 'When Dove Cries', Disillusion', 'Best Friend', 'Black Sheep', 'Weary Star', 'Leaving'... It's difficult to pick favourites! 'Blue Lotus' displays indeed a wide array of moods, all with that right balance between concise and delicate choices of words telling of peaceful and fleeting moments and, sarcasm, wit, or barely refrained anger -especially when dealing with relationships.

'I never liked
Sundays.
The night
equalled
a melancholy
only met
by Monday,
when all
the monsters
I had imagined,
came to be.

She always felt sad;
sometimes she just pretended,
to make others happy.'

Or:

'You say I've become
incredibly resilient;
we both know
that's just a complimentary
synonym for cold.'

You guess, despite their apparent simplicity her texts are pretty strong, each in their own way. In fact, they work great as meme. I discovered her through Facebook, where she runs her author's page (called 'Lust for Words'), posting regularly snapshots of her poetry always illustrated by gorgeous pictures and, I strongly encourage you to go and have a look for yourself! It will give you a pretty good idea of what her work is about.

Meanwhile, this 'Blue Lotus' is a beautiful collection, very enjoyable to read.