Two angels sat upon a cloud
And gazed down at the earth.
They longed to leave the greatest gift,
A prize of endless worth.
Upon a mountain’s highest peak,
“We’ll hide it far above!
Only the brave who dare to climb
Shall find this golden love.”
The other shook her glowing head:
“No peak can chain their will.
They’ll scale the cliffs and soar the skies,
Their hunger seeking still.”
“Then let us drop it in the sea,
Where silent waters sleep,
In caverns dark and fathomless,
Beneath the endless deep.”
But softly came the sweet reply:
“They’ll dive, they’ll search, they’ll find.
No ocean depth can ever hide
The restless, burning mind.”
A sudden hush fell on the cloud,
Until a gentle voice
Spoke words that shimmered like the dawn:
“I know the truest choice.
We’ll hide this treasure deep within,
The last place they will look.
They’ll roam through time and space in vain,
Forgetting what they took.
And when at last they turn inside,
Their searching brought to rest,
They’ll find the joy they sought so long
Was always self-possessed.”
So down they placed the holy gift
And hid it deep inside,
Where sacred peace and endless love
Forevermore abide.
