Bicentenary Poems and Prose

Holy Places: To The Bab

Holy Places:
To The Bab

Sanctified by His blood
and that of twenty thousand martyrs
there are holy places in Iran.

Places with names
that whisper of the sacrifices
of The Bab and Babis:
Yazd,
Tehran,
Shiraz,
Fort Tabarsi,
Msku,
Chihriq,
Tabriz,
and others.

Poet's Note: ▼

This is poem 185 of the 200 I am writing to celebrate the Bicentenary of the Birth of The Bab.