In Search of Peace

In Search of Peace

From dazzling civilized crowd,
where culture was in short supply,
I moved awayto the distant land for peace.
Under the shadow of protective mountain
I tried to ferry across the mighty river
but my boat capsized and drowned me with my desires.
It resurfaced on the other side, centuries later,
with new weaknesses. In the midst of sandy desert
I surged ahead,burned my feet and scalded my skin;
face pinned to the ground in disgrace.
A camel limped, and terror laughed.
Buried under the heaps of sand, your voice reassured my crying soul
and led me to a new panorama - a cool and moonlit night where innocent laughter of tiny stars awoke me to a new dawn.
Here sun was bright, but cool,human frame weak,
but divine,and here I could worship you
without 'I, me, and mine'.
In the dazzling crowd of civilization,
culture was trying to sprout, andI was no more compelled to wander
to distant lands in search of peace.