Polite dishonesty
White chrysanthemum
symbolises honesty.
Although its dumb
It speaks with authority.
In its innocence
it can only tell the truth.
As in our own youth
before we learnt to lie.
We spoke without thought
we saw no need to qualify.
We spoke, as we ought
from the heart with clarity.
Without ambiguity.
Innocence like a flower dies
when we learn to tell white lies.
23.04.2006
White chrysanthemum
symbolises honesty.
Although its dumb
It speaks with authority.
In its innocence
it can only tell the truth.
As in our own youth
before we learnt to lie.
We spoke without thought
we saw no need to qualify.
We spoke, as we ought
from the heart with clarity.
Without ambiguity.
Innocence like a flower dies
when we learn to tell white lies.
23.04.2006


