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Poetry Wrote Over Several Years on Spiritual, Religious, and Devotional Subjects. |
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Devotional Poetry My Search I Into the mystic realm, I let my mind take flight, Over stone strewn highways, I search the endless night. I was the Wanderer, Looking for a goal, And the Seeker, Searching for my soul. I walked the roads of idle fancy, Paths of material delight, Stumbling over stones of vain imaginings, In my search for the light. A voice deep within me cried: "Here doesn't lay your goal, Upon these darkened pathways, You'll never find your sou." II Into the mystic realm, Again my mind took flight, Over well traveled highways, I search the misty twilight. I was a Seeer, Seeking an unknown goal, And a Stranger, To my own soul. In this realm of half-light, I strolled the roads of tradition, Picking my way carefully, Through the shadows of superstition. Still from within came the cry: "Not in this realm is your goal, Upon these half-lit pathways, You'll never find your soul" III Into the mystic realm, Again I took flight, And walked the paths, Where God has shed His light. I walked the hallowed highways, Trod by the Prophets of old, Strolled the ancient paths, Strewn with nuggets of pure gold. This is the wondrous realm, Where all paths become one, This is the glorious land, Illuminated by God's sun. Through the Word of God, I have found my soul, In the Messenger for this age, I have found my goal. Poet's Note: ▼ |
Dedicated the the Baha'i Spiritual Assemblies January 30, 2019 at 10:35pm Dedicated to the Baha'i Spiritual Assemblies
Across the World
1
Distant light twinkle
Stars in the heaven of hope
Shine for the Beloved
2
Phoenixes of faith
Consumed in certitude's blaze
Reborn from doubt's ashes
Raised by the Glory of God
3
Rockets exploding
In mid air they consecrate
The new Day of God
4
Faith's arrows fly high
Scarlet stains white doves feathers
5
Followers of light
Resurrected from self's tomb
Commemora... [Read more] Born To Live January 30, 2019 at 3:35pm Born To Live
I thin human beings are born to live,
not to die
Alina Franandez Revuelta
I think human beings are born to live,
to live in the beauty of true freedom;
to dwell in the splendor of genuine independence;
to abide in the magnificence of actual liberty;
to exist in the resplendence of real autonomy;
to prevail in the pursuit of certain emancipation;
to survive in the quest of valid alternatives:
I think human beings are born to live,
not to die.
Nor submit t... [Read more] The Finger of God: A Metaphor January 29, 2019 at 9:53pm The Finger of God:
A Metaphor
Quick flashes of light,
illuminate the darkness,
strike the senses:
contrasting colors
undulate
on the edge of vision.
Darkness implodes
scatters shards o f silence,
echoes off
pounding eardrums.
Brilliant flashes of light
penetrate consciousness,
juxtaposition
reality and illusion.
Explosions rumble--
aftershocks
of spiritual evolution--
reverberate
across colliding ideologies.
{dropnote:"Poet's Note:"}I wrote this on 1 ... [Read more] Child's Prayer January 29, 2019 at 8:58pm Child's Prayer
Now I lay me down to sleep,
I pray the Lord my soul to keep,
If I should die before I wake,
I pray the Lord my soul to take.
Author Unknown
Now I lay me down to sleep,
In the endlessly rocking cradle,
Dread to te joys my soul will rap,
From drinking the wine at God's table.
I pray the Lord my soul to keep,
From the hungry wolves which devour the spirits,
Of those wrapped in eternal sleep,
Inside matter's unlit garret.
If I should die be... [Read more] In the Midst of Recklessness January 29, 2019 at 8:15pm In The Midst Of Recklessness
Once,
in the mist of all the recklessness
of daily living,
I questioned reality.
I took out a microscope
and examined
my concept of divinity,
my concept of humanity,
and my concept of myself.
I asked my soul the hard questions:
Can I love God if I don't love myself?
Am I investigating truth for myself?
What is family?
Once,
in the midst of all the recklessness of daily living
I questioned reality,
and I haven't been the same since.
... [Read more] Avenues of Escape January 29, 2019 at 7:28pm Avenues of Escape
I know
there must be many avenues of escape,
many solutions to the problem.
There are always several solutions,
several roads out of a situation,
but I can't seem to find them.
I'm in the middle
of one of life's biggest test,
and I can't see any avenues of escape.
I've always
been able to find multiple solutions
to a problem,
myriad avenues of escape,
but now I can see none.
What am I doing different?
The last time
I was faced ... [Read more] Pretending The Pain Isn't There January 28, 2019 at 4:36pm Pretending The Pain Isn't There
Swept into the currents of pain,
Mind focuses on the blow
That destroyed the foundations of trust.
The wounded ego withdraws,
Into a shell of fear and pride,
Where it can pretend
That the pain is no longer there.
This wall built of unforgiveness
Grows higher everyday
That ego plays this game of pretending
That the pain isn't there.
The ego underestimates
The power of forgiveness to heal,
So each day the wall grows thicker
And high... [Read more] The Afterlife: Variations on the Theme January 27, 2019 at 1:45pm The Afterlife:
Variations on the Theme
Judaism
The concept
of the afterlife
is to give hope!
Hop
that there is something more
to living.
In the afterlife
there is both paradise
and the nether world.
However,
neither condition is permanent.
At the end of time,
at the final judgment
evil will be incinerated.
The idea
is to serve the master
without though of the world to come.
Christian
Sin,
constitutes death,
a breaking away from ?God.
Death wa... [Read more] To Baha'u'llah August 24, 2023 at 8:04pm 1
Azamat 13, 149 B.E.
One hundred years ago today,
The Ancient Beauty ascended into the Abha Kingdom.
2
Invocation
To Baha'u'llah
O Glory of God!
I feel the Holy Spirit's power
flowing through your words.
Awestruck
my soul falls prostrate to the ground
begging your forgiveness.
O Lord of Host!
When I read your verses
I hear trumpets echoing taps and reveille,
I see
the old heaven and earth rolled up
and the new spread out in its stead.
3
Pen of ... [Read more] Happy Ayyam-i-Ha February 29, 2020 at 1:04pm Happy Ayyam-I-Ha
On the first day of Ayyam-I-Ha,
I gave my true love,
The good news of Baha'u'llah.
On the second day of Ayyam-I-Ha,
I gave my true love,
A cloth bound Kitab-I-Iqan,
And the good news of Baha'u'llah.
On the third day of Ayyam-I-Ha,
I gave my true love,
A white stone with the Greatest Name,
A cloth bound Kitab-I-Iqan,
And the good news of Baha'u'llah.
On the fourth day of Ayyam-I-Ha,
I gave my true love,
A blue prayer book,
A white... [Read more] Contemplating the Creation of the Universe January 26, 2019 at 6:36pm Contemplating the Creation of the Universe
I sing of silence!
The uninformed silence before the word was spoken,
before the characters were joined together,
and link inseparably to the act.
This is the song of precreation.
of unformed, unchaotic, unexpressive, lonely nonexistence.
This is that soul rending silence
that proceeded the primordial atom,
that proceeded God's spoken invocation,
which generated creation's melody.
God--
the uncreated, unknowable, preexisten... [Read more] Divine Intervention: A Meditation January 25, 2019 at 8:20pm Divine Intervention:
A Meditation
Divine intervention is
a rainbow after the rain,
a crown of glory above Sunrise Mountain at dawn,
a mourning dove in autumn,
a nightingale in spring,
the peace of meditation,
the silence at midnight,
walking along a beach and finding a starfish,
the purr of a cat,
the bark of a dog,
lightning on a clear day,
never encountering a stop light at rush hour,
rain from the blue sky,
snow on an active volcano,
and a double rainbow.
... [Read more] Humanity's Battle January 25, 2019 at 7:32pm Humanity's Battle
"For we ar not contending against flesh and blood, but against the principalities, against the powers, against the world rulers of this present darkness, against the spiritual host of wickedness in heavenly places."
Ephesians 6:12
Humanity's battle
isn't against itself,
our adversaries are the forces of disunity
that govern the planet today.
Humanity's battle
is against the dominion of hate,
the duchy of fear,
the forces of anti-evolu... [Read more] Fire Meditation January 25, 2019 at 6:08pm Fire Meditation
Most Ancient! Most Great!
From the silence of nonexistence,
You called humanity to life.
Beloved of the universe!
In the darkness of our separation,
We look for light of Your love.
Desire of the cosmos!
In the night of our desolation,
We seek the comfort of Your presence.
Enchanter of the macrocosm!
In the ocean of Your boundless love,
We dive for the pearls of Your wisdom.
Answer of our prayers!
We perceive the clouds of Your mercy,
Gathering above our... [Read more] Chains of Matter January 24, 2019 at 10:59pm Chains of Matter
The chains of matter,
are the chains that bind,
soul to material plain
freedom is the splendor of
God's undying flame.
The Glory of God,
was bound by chains,
within the Siyeh-Chal,
He endured the weight of Qara-Guhar,
to free us from th is eartly thrall.
Cataracts of ego,
cover our inner eyes,
hiding from their vision
the Beauty of God which is nigh.
Blind to the Grandeur,
of God's new day,
we huddle inside the prison of self
and to our own id... [Read more] In Your Home January 24, 2019 at 8:13pm In Your Home
1. Every residence should be equipped with the sacred books of all religions.
2. Carelessly handled these objects will transform you into an open-minded seeker.
3. Matches and lighters can only destroy the physical forms of these books and not the Holy Spirit that revealed them.
4. Do not leave cooking souls within earshot of blind faith or prejudice.
5. Never overload the mind with answered questions.
6. Keep all doorways and window open to inspiration.
7. In... [Read more] Baha'i Year January 24, 2019 at 6:43pm Baha'i Year
Nineteen months of nineteen days,
Each named after an attribute of God.
Baha the month of Splendor,
Of Splendor, of Splendor,
Baha the month of Splendor,
Begins on March twenty-first.
Jalal the month of Glory,
Of Glory, of Glory,
Jalal the month of Glory,
Begins on April the ninth.
Jamal the month of Beauty,
Of Beauty, of Beauty,
Jamal the month of Beauty,
Begins on April the twenty-eight.
'Azamat the month of Grandeur,
Of Grandeur, of Grandeur,
&... [Read more] Angels January 24, 2019 at 4:08pm Angels
Created from light
at the same time as humanity,
angels are under the command of God.
Unlike human,
angels have no freewill--
therefore they cannot disobey God.
Angels
are spiritual creations,
without material bodies;
therefore the are neither male nor female,
and can take any form.
Created
to help and guide humanity,
angels aide an individual
by teaching
the person about
his/her goal and roll in life.
As messenger from God,
angels can appear
in the form
o... [Read more] Snake Shedding Its Skin: A Poem of Transformation January 23, 2019 at 7:02pm Snake Shedding Its Skin:
A Poem of Transformation
I feel my lungs expand,
contract,
and expand again,
pushing against concepts
that bind and constrict;
concepts
that are too small or limiting
for my new maturity.
Rubbing my jaws
against stone of reality,
I loosen
the dead scales of my illusions;
thus beginning
the process of elimination.
Rib by rib
I crawl
out of my prejudices,
exposing my new knowledge
to the warmth of Divine love.
{dropnote:"Poet's Note:&... [Read more] Two Versions of Small Moments December 31, 2020 at 7:01pm Small Moments:
Version One
It is in the small moments,
In the silence of meditation,
When my minds asks,
and my soul answers,
That free will chooses.
It is in the silent moments,
In the seconds between though and action,
That I learn the difference between death and life,
Between material and spiritual,
Between purgatory and paradise.
Small Moments:
Version Two
It's in the small moments,
in the silent seconds,
in the tranquil episodes
between the hours of chaos
... [Read more] Birth of a New Civilization: Two Poem January 30, 2019 at 4:41pm Poem One
I see a new world rising;
like the Phoenix from the ashes;
the new from the old.
Like a woman in childbirth,
the world is racked with pain,
waiting for release.
This planet is enshrouded,
with trouble and death.
To its wars there seems no end!
Our science is not help,
it doesn't bring us peace.
Our governments fight each other,
in cold war or in hot.
The great religions fight one another,
each claiming the only way to God.
God loves all mankind!
T... [Read more] Ocean of Mercy January 19, 2019 at 10:34pm Ocean of Mercy
1
Submerged in the ocean of mercy,
Death is not an option for the soul.
2
Out of the ocean of God's mercy,
Ascends the leviathan of faith,
Testing the lover's resolve.
3
{dropnote:"Poet's Note:"}I begin this sometime in the twentieth century.
... [Read more] Dawn Whispers January 19, 2019 at 8:23pm Dawn Whispers
As night flees across the land,
Dawn whispers its song to the seeker,
Extolling the beauty of day,
In shades of pink and lavender.
In tones of blue and gray,
Dawn whispers its song to the seeker,
Changing of its noonday splendor,
In shades of pink and lavender.
In scales of the spectrum,
Dawn whispers its song to the seeker,
Expounding the grandeur of God,
In shades of pink and lavender.
Accompanies by the pipes of morning,
Dawn whispers its song to t... [Read more] Flowers of Unity January 17, 2021 at 3:09pm Flowers of Unity
Nine black roses in a crystal vase,
Absorb lights spectrum out of deep space,
Blind to the differences that cause discrimination,
The see the various hues as a single race.
Nine brown orchids in a crystal vase,
Absorb part of light's spectrum out of deep space,
Blind to the differences that cause alienation,
They make no class distinctions.
Nine multicolored flowers in a crystal vase,
Absorb part of light's spectrum out of deep space,
Blind to the diff... [Read more] Lighthouse At Dawn January 17, 2019 at 6:43pm Lighthouse At Dawn
Above the knife edged rocks that cut the wintry sea,
Faith's light shines out across the breaking waves,
Warning religions' mariners
That the reefs of dogma sever but do not save.
Salvation breaks above the coast itself,
Dawn's light colors the clouds of morning red,
Illumines to cautious mariners
The narrow passage through which bolder crews have sped.
Alone upon the cliffs the lighthouse stands,
Silhouetted against the rising sun,
Challeng... [Read more] |
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