Ataraxia

Ataraxia Ah ! Peace Peace apart from all the other wishings For it And other dreams For the world To be set Within its balm Peace Would be known If she were not so denied By those who cannot spell out Her sanctuary Or rest from her a single syllable For themselves Peace Apart from all the other wishing Would be To sit without words Listening to the voice of the world Next to her Peace indeed Found in unflinching eyes And open hearts Ah ! Peace Apart from all the other worldly wishings And other dreams For the hearts of humans To be set within Its balm Would be an eternal day Of loving Made whole by joining hands Would span continents and oceans But separate every grain of sand To be held up in their glory Peace indeed never to leave But rest evermore by her side And think on even the slightest thing Of making her smile What peace more Could I ask for