A sonnet on yearning:
Some yearn for everlasting fame,
Yet more yearn for beauty and wealth.
Power unbounded, so many yearn to claim,
All but a few yearn for better health.
Countless many yearn for career success,
Uncovering hidden truths is one for some.
A beloved, almost all yearn to possess,
Far fewer, deeper knowledge and wisdom.
Yearning for justice is a noble cause,
As is kindness and spreading joy around.
Yearning for equanimity is another because,
Only then can true peace ever be found.
To yearn is to live, for a life sans it is humdrum,
Verily, what all you yearn for defines who you become.
