420. A Prince of Love

When I was a Prince of gloom
I thought I could do
    Everything
In the twinkling of an eye.

When I was a Prince of Light
I discovered that patience and I
    Eventually
Would do everything.

When I was a Prince of Love
I realised that God and I
    Had already
Done everything.
Sri Chinmoy, The Wings of Light, part 9, Aum Press, Puerto Rico, 1974