Bicentenary Poems and Prose

I an Proud To Be A World Citizen!

I an Proud To Be A World Citizen!
To The Blessed Beauty

I chose to embrace
the future of humanity,
the interdependence of the nations,
the unifying forces
of a multitude of factors
that are present in the world today.

I am a world citizen,
I am proud of my country:
the planet Earth.

I walk through the flower garden of humanity,
with tears rolling down my face,
while the words of Baha'u'llah reverberate
through my mind:

“The earth is but one country, and mankind its citizens.”1

I ask:
When will humanity unite
as the single species it is?

"I’m proud to be a world citizen! God bless the human race and planet Earth!"2

Poet's Note: ▼

Poem 169 of 200 Dedicated to The Blessed Beauty. This poem was inspired by I’m Proud To Be A World Citizen!   an article written by Marty Schirn. "I Am Proud to Be a World Citizen!" 

Footnotes
1  Baha'u'llah quoted by The Universal House of Justice, October 1985, The Promise of World Peace, p. 3.
2  http://bahaiteachings.org/im-proud-world-citizen