Devotional Poetry

Remembering My Spirit

Remembering My Spirit

I

In the light of dawn,
I chant God's Most Great Name
And intone His sacred scriptures.

This is my spirit's tenure,
My soul's echoed joy:
Communion with my Beloved.

In morning's tactile silence,m
My Lord's arms embrace,
All that I was, am, and will be.

In the light of love,
I surrender to God's will,
To my soul's spiritual reality .

II

In the light of noon,
My actions intone my thoughts,
Reflect divine attributes.

This is my soul's crucible,
My spirit's catechism,
My transformation.

In midday's fractured silence
I embrace reality,
Become my true self.

In the light of day,
I strive for obedience
To the Glory of God.

III

In evening's shadows,
I ask myself hard questions,
And bring myself to account.

This is my spirit's sweat lodge,
My soul's salvation:
Conversation with myself.

In evening's subtle silence,
I embrace my fate
Accept all that I will be.

In the shades of forgiveness,
I surrender to God's mercy,
To resurrection.

Poet's Note: ▶︎

This was written in Kamal 156 B.E. The inspiration was the writing's of Baha'u'llah, the Glory of God.