Master Peace

The prince had all that one could want

But wrestled melancholy

He asked, “What is true happiness?”

“Is all desire folly?”

This query opened up the doors

To his illumination

He focused on the question

And on joy’s full rumination

Is it more than pleasure?

What does it satiate?

Does it have a shelf life?

Or independent state?

Can social acceptance

Fill the void inside?

Or does love for others

Unconditional preside

Sparked this thought’s creation

Started spinning in his mind

Altruism has no negative

Nor woe entwined

Its blossom is perennial

And solely independent

It’s globally appealing

And virtue ever present

Herein he gleaned enlightenment

Beyond the palace wall

Outside confining ego

Apart from selfish thrall

He saw in all the cosmic Self

From which all things emerged

Identifying all as one

His mortal nature purged

Passion became compassion

Felicities enthrall

Dualism of desire melts away

In love of all