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