Bicentenary Poems and Prose

The Dimensions of Oneness: To The Bab

The Dimensions of Oneness:
To The Bab

Oneness flows
across the foundation of
the religion of God;
across the ancient covenant
that unites
the revelation of Adam
with that revelation by the Bab.

The Bab,
that Gate opening
the way to the revelation
of Baha'u'llah,
and foretells the arrival
of World Peace.

These are the dimensions of oneness,
symbolized by the Bab
and enunciated by Baha'u'llah:
         one God with many names,
         religion one foundation
                   unified by the Divine Manifestations,
         and humanity a single multicolored species.

Poet's Note: ▼

This is poem 126 of the 200 I am writing to celebrate the Bicentenary of the Birth of The Bab.