Bicentenary Poems and Prose

The Wayfarer's Journey Begins

The Wayfarer's Journey Begins

In the first dim light of morning,
Before the sun set's dawn's clouds ablaze,
Or the nightingale intones his praise,
From the bed of sleeplessness I raise,
Proclaiming the joy of morning.

Restless in the light of morning,
I seek the Point of Adoration
The Gate of divine inspiration,
The Tabernacle of salvation,
I search for the star of morning.

Poet's Note: ▶︎

This is the fifth poem in a series of two hundred written to celebrate the Bicentenary of the Birth of the Bab. The form is an EP Johnson Quintet, which consists of 5-line stanzas with a syllable count of 8, 9, 9, 9, 8 and a rhyme scheme of abbba, accca, addda, etc. The last one or two words of lines 1 and 5 are repeated in the same position throughout the poem.