Perfect Equanimity

When the sun is warm and the day is bright

Or the frost comes creeping in the night

When the joy is full or the sorrow's deep

A steady promise is the one I keep

It's a quiet heart and a leveled soul

Letting the river of the spirit roll

Standing still while the shadows flee

In a perfect equanimity

When the harvest is in and the barn is full

Or the winter winds start their bitter pull

When I win the race or I fall behind

I'll keep the stillness in a peaceful mind

It's not a wall, and it's not a stone

It's the truest light that I've ever known

Above the clouds where the air is clear

Beyond the reach of every doubt and fear

When the world shouts loud with a word of praise

Or turns its back on my weary ways

Let the voices rise or the silence fall

I'll find the center and I'll stand tall

It's a quiet heart and a leveled soul

Letting the river of the spirit roll

Standing still while the shadows flee

In a perfect equanimity

Same in the loss

Same in the gain

Perfect peace

Through the sun and rain