Sunday Poem ~ Happiness

I sought the path to happiness
Through power, wealth and fame,
Yet everything that I possessed
Appeared to be in vain.
Nothing seemed to satisfy
Or elate my restless soul
While I kept reaching for the sky
For that desired goal;
Then unexpectedly, I found
A tome, its pages old,
With a message most profound
In illuminated gold.
“Love thy neighbor as thyself,
Have faith and charity,
And a cheerful merry heart,
If happy thou wouldst be.”