{"id":3143,"date":"2025-10-08T12:57:44","date_gmt":"2025-10-08T12:57:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/myanmarmuslim.news\/en\/?p=3143"},"modified":"2025-10-08T12:57:45","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T12:57:45","slug":"zaw-gyis-hyacinths-way-this-is-my-way","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/myanmarmuslim.news\/en\/2025\/10\/08\/zaw-gyis-hyacinths-way-this-is-my-way\/","title":{"rendered":"Zaw Gyi\u2019s Hyacinth\u2019s Way \u2013 This Is My Way"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>\u201cStill managed to wear the flower on her head.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"490\" src=\"https:\/\/myanmarmuslim.news\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-59.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3144\" srcset=\"https:\/\/myanmarmuslim.news\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-59.png 500w, https:\/\/myanmarmuslim.news\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-59-300x294.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In this evocative poem, Saya Zaw Gyi uses <em>Ma Beda<\/em>\u2014the Burmese name for water hyacinth\u2014as a metaphor for a resilient woman navigating the turbulent waters of life. The flower, delicate yet defiant, becomes a symbol of feminine strength and dignity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Zaw Gyi\u2019s series on <em>Ma Beda<\/em> portrays her not as a passive plant, but as a spirited woman who refuses to be subdued by the tides, the blows, or the crowd. In one of the most memorable verses, she encounters hundreds of ducks (a metaphor for men or societal forces), yet emerges with her flower still intact\u2014a quiet triumph of grace under pressure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This poem has offered strength to many readers facing adversity. I, too, recall my own struggles when reading it.<strong> And perhaps no one embodies this spirit more than Daw Aung San Suu Kyi\u2014who, like <em>Ma Beda<\/em>, continues to wear her symbolic flower through storms and trials.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>\u201cStill managed to wear the flower on her head.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Linkadipa Orchestra (\u1017\u1031\u1012\u102b\u101c\u1019\u1039\u1038) Myint Myint Zaw\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FTnrYwnj6v0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>The Hyacinth Way<\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>(Still Wearing the Flower)<\/strong> <em>Inspired by Zaw Gyi\u2019s \u201cMa Beda\u201d<\/em> <em>Translated and adapted from Myat Kyi La Thein\u2019s version<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Brown-blue hues at the river\u2019s edge, Baydar rises as the tide begins to swell. Then sinks again with the falling wave\u2014 No easy descent, no gentle farewell.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She hovers near branches, clings and sways, Entwined with the drift, she finds her way. A fallen twig she clasps with grace\u2014 A quiet gesture, a helping trace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But ease eludes her, despite her plan. A sudden wave returns, and down she goes. Her beauty blurred beneath the stream, Yet once again, she dares to float.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Emerging still, though bruised and worn, She joins the ducks through narrow drains. 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The flower, delicate yet defiant, becomes a symbol of feminine strength and dignity. 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