The Lotus Queen

She who had it all was sad

and searched high and low

without finding happiness.

No one could tell her how

or where to find it.

For many years

she suffered hardships

wandering far and near,

but the answer

was always there,

never here.

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Only after she stopped

wandering and living without fear

did the answer become clear:

happiness is a state of mind;

it’s freedom from desire.

They celebrated her wisdom

and called her the Lotus Queen.

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Every spring

she comes to life

in the purest of white

to still the mind

and rid it of desire.