Beauty and Joy

Oh, dear friend from heaven, welcome to our wet and cool rainy morning!

Maybe you like all this because you announced yourself with a fragrance last night.

They say Krishna brought you from heaven for Rukmini. 

He did well, because you looked good in the garland yesterday around his neck on Janmashtami.

There is a rain of all you flowers we call Parijatas overnight every season.

It is a delicate carpet of beauty and fragrance by the morning.

But one might think, "What a waste!"

Not realising it is an act of fulfilment.

Just as Krishna's grace showers us all constantly, so do you, flowers brought by him.

We who know only how to buy, sell, hoard and put a price on things can't understand

What's limitless, unconditional, and a divine expression with no bounds or expectations.

Thank you. 

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And what flower is it?

This flower is a favourite for everyone around. It is quite fragrant and by evening time, the flowers on the shrub entice everyone with a heady attraction. It starts off as white, individual flowers on a long stem, and slowly turns yellow as it withers. As far as I know, we get these flowers all round the year.

The sapling cutting came from a friend's house. We did't know the name of the flower, and everyone asks, " And what flower is it?"

My daughter said, she will take a picture, and search on Google. You can search for a match using the Google search. You first search for images. In the images search result, the search box has a camera icon. Clicking this, you can get the option to give a URL or upload an image from your computer. The search engine gives results.

I tried the same. Here is the result I found:

Hmmm. Not very helpful. Well, even before this, I had tried my old trusty method of search.

I found this answer. Eureka!

Brunfelsia Lactea, or Brunfelsia Gigantea...Lady of the Night, they say!