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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: ▼ |
Sacred Scriptures (19 Short Poems) February 11, 2019 at 10:26pm 1
Verses
Light waves reverberate
across fields of black velvet.
In this day,
the seeker knows,
that safety comes through
steadfastness in the Covenant of God.
2
Sacred Scriptures
Out of context
the words become beacons
pulsating in the night.
In context
they become a stars
guiding the wayfarer home.
3
Books Are Open
The veils are rent
Split from top to bottom
By the Word of God
4
Reading the Creative Word
Reading
the sacred scriptures aloud
rela... [Read more] The Road to Paradise May 25, 2018 at 3:04pm The Road to Paradise:
A Metaphor for my Spiritual Search
Blessed is the path leading
to the goal of my desire.
The way was rough,
the path was blocked
by rose scented thorns that echoed
with the Nightingale's trill.
Blessed is the path leading
to the Tree of Life.
I forced the passage -
I pushed through the brambles
left caught on their thorns
my trivial notions,
dogmatic illusions,
and the passions of matter -
found the gate that led
to the Beloved of my soul.
... [Read more] The Revelation of Baha'u'llah May 24, 2018 at 11:31pm The Revelation of Baha'u'llah:
Dedicated to the Festival of Ridvan
I have seen the dawn of God's new day,
Rising rosy over hills of gray,
And from the mountains lofty height,
Caught reflections of God's eternal light.
Though the valley far below -
Still covered by the winter's now -
Echoes the Nightingale's call,
Announcing spring's advent to all.
From behind the the garden wall,
Comes the Nightingale's call,
Greeting the Divine Springtime
Wit... [Read more] The Poet (19 Poems) February 24, 2019 at 8:56pm 1
The Poet's Hair
A poet's hair
is so strong it cuts rock.
Qur'an Proverb
Verses
carved by the razor sharp hair
of creativity
blows
across unshaped slabs of marble
dug from the quarry of love.
2
The Poet's Prayer
O Lord,
truth is not
what people want to hear.
O Lord,
let me serve it
in sweetened words,
honeyed rhymes,
and musical rhythms.
3
The Poet's Voice
Electricity flows
from axon to dendrite
and back again.
Words fill... [Read more] Request to the World April 24, 2022 at 6:02pm 1
People of the West
Come out of your cities,
O people of the west,
Come out of your cities and aid God.
Become true brothers,
O people of the west,
Become true brothers and love God.
Let your hearts become mirrors,
O people of the west,
Let your hearts become mirrors reflecting God.
2
To The Seekers
Seekers,
this is the path of knowledge,
that leads to salvation.
Searchers,
In this day safety comes
through obedience to God's law.
Inquirers,
this is th... [Read more] On The Event Horizon of a Black Hole May 23, 2018 at 10:25pm On the Event Horizon of a Black Hole
Poised
on the edge of eternity
self struggles
to maintain its hold
on matter.
Love promises salvation -
rebirth -
to the soul
that lets go of ego's fears
and falls
into the gravity well of faith.
The stretching begins,
love of God pulls at self
ripping apart
vain imaginings,
idle fancies,
and fears.
Molecule by molecule,
atom by atom,
subatomic particle by subatomic particle
self is recreated,
reborn,
transformed,
resurr... [Read more] Nobody Counts the Calories in Dessert May 23, 2018 at 9:01pm Nobody Counts the Calories in Dessert
The sweet saver of reality,
punishment and reward,
isn't measured in grams of fat.
Faith alone,
stands the the stress of time and matter,
carries the lover
beyond the point where
1 unit of heat
raises the temperature of
1 gram of water
1 o C.
Actions consume
each gram of faith
raising the soul
through the degrees of
perfection.
{dropnote:"Poet's Note:"}Written 2 Jalal 154 B.E. I don't remember what inspired thi... [Read more] Naw-Ruz Poems August 21, 2023 at 8:12pm 1
Naw-Ruz
New Day!
New Age!
New Year!
2
Naw-Ruz Party
We gather in groups of two or more,
Dressed in ruby, gold, emerald, and sapphire,
We celebrate God's new day,
And proclaim the Kingdom of God on Earth.
The earth reborn from winter's tomb,
is dressed in red, yellow, green, and blue,
to celebrate the vernal equinox
Spring in the northern hemisphere.
Reborn out of matter's sepulcher,
Light's followers dressed in love's hues,
Celebrate God'... [Read more] Religion: One Foundation February 26, 2019 at 7:15pm Religion: One Foundation
"Be it known that there is but one foundation to the religion of God. The apparent differences have come through ignorance. Words differ but the purpose is one."
Abdu'l-Baha{footnote:#} Divine Philosophy , p. 182.
1
Religion's Riddle
A tree with many branches
each branch created by the appearance
of a Divine Manifestation.
2
Many Rivers
The rivers are many
their source is one;
they all flow to the sea -
down from the mounta... [Read more] Eternal Life February 24, 2019 at 9:13pm 1
On Death and Resurrection
Don't sorrow,
rais your voices in song,
the lover has joined the Beloved
in paradise.
2
Resurrection
Recreated through the power of God,
Humanity walks naked through creations' fire,
Emerging a new race--reborn from the ashes of the old.
Paradise echoes with a new song;
The Universe, compressed into its primordial atom,
Explodes into a new existence.
Purged of the maladies of matter,
We rise to meet our Lord in the air,
We stand h... [Read more] To Jesus Christ: The Anoited One December 30, 2021 at 7:47pm 1
His Holiness Christ
He is the word
God imparted to Mary
the manifestation of divine love.
He is the voice
of the spirit calling
from behind the veil of flesh.
He is the Son
expressing the Father's will
the reflection of divine attributes
He is the vocal chords
of matter intoning salvation's melody.
2
We Forgot
We celebrate the bookends of His life
(the manager and the cross),
but we've forgotten the years between
like water turned to wine
consumed... [Read more] Wealth Defined December 8, 2018 at 7:54pm Wealth Defined
Grandeur's reflection:
Divine promises fulfilled
in radiant abundance.
God's love transcends
the the vulgar exhibition
of both poverty and riches.
The King of Kings
bestows wealth on humanity:
happiness,
resplendent joy,
overflowing blessings.
Baha'u'llah proclaims
that both wealth and poverty
come in t heir turn to all.
{dropnote:"Poet's Note:"} This was written on 12 Ilm 161 B.E. The inspiration was a deepening on the script... [Read more] Unity of Science and Religion (19 Short Poems) February 10, 2019 at 5:13pm 1
Why Stars Shine
Releasing photons of faith
into the darkness
stars shine for the love of God.
2
Proof of the Existence of God
i
The evidence is in our genes;
in the tightly coiled strands of DNA
that make up our chromosome pairs;
in the pattern of T, A, G, and C acids
that compose the units of our bodies.
ii
Steam vented
from Earth's core ascends
over an ocean of sand.
3
Wormhole Connection
Do interstellar wormholes
connect the cosmos
unifyin... [Read more] To the Bab August 24, 2023 at 8:13pm 1
Door To The Kingdom of God
The door is open
the gate unlatched
faith knocks at the door of your soul.
2
The Guiding Light
T he Bab, the Gate through which God's Promised One appeared,
H e came to brighten the Islamic night,
E ach word He spoke pulsed with Divine light.
G od's Manifestation is humanity's guiding light,
U niting all religions in God's ancient faith.
I n each age a new Manifestation appears,
D ispelling the daemons of humanity's... [Read more] 19 Poems Dedicated To Baha'u'llah December 16, 2018 at 2:29pm 1
Who Is Baha'u'llah?
Answered in my soul:
He is the reality
of Christ Returned in the Father's Glory;
the mirror of divinity.
2
Praise The Lord:
To Baha'u'llah
P rogressive Revelation:
R eligion is relative to the age in which it's revealed.
A ll religions are based upon truth; founded by one of God's Manifestations.
I ndependent investigation of truth.
S cience and religion are the wings of civilization.
E vil is the lack of good; the l... [Read more] Flowers of Faith March 5, 2022 at 6:13pm 1
Nine White Carnations
Nine white carnations in a crystal vase,
Reflect lights spectrum back into space,
Blind to the differences which cause separation,
They see the various religions as progressive revelation.
2
The Scent of Roses
Rose petals scattered
on the table of His faith
we release our love into the air.
3
Baha'is of Iran
Flowers
torn from the rich black soil
by their roots
are replanted in paradise.
4
Roses
Burgundy roses
sip word by word... [Read more] The Rain April 30, 2018 at 4:28pm The Rain
The sound of God's laughter
Echoes through charcoal curtains,
That momentarily part,
To reveal flashes of splendor.
Angels descend as rows of gray ribbons
That sway in the wind,
Each cherub transports to
The children of matter one of God's tears.
{dropnote:"Poet's Note:"}Date Written 150 B.E. The inspiration for this is the belief that angels transport raindrops to earth.
... [Read more] Render Praise January 22, 2022 at 6:02pm 1
Render Praise
Render
Thanks unto God
For having been chosen
To proclaim His Cause to mankind
Render
Praise to
God for having
Been guided unto His cause
And given the divine guidance
To praise
2
Praise
Soft as the voice of the nightingale,
Singing in the Tree of Life,
The flue intones God's Most Great Name.
3
Intoning Praise
"O Glory of the All-Glorious!"
I raise my voice in gratitude
for guiding
me to Baha'u'llah.
"O Exalted... [Read more] The Missed Feast April 18, 2018 at 7:13pm The Missed Feast
The friends of God are gathered
at the Supper of the Lord,
rejoicing in their communion
with the Glory of God.
I set alone at work
longing for their camaraderie,
desiring to her the Beloved's words
read by the lovers of the Almighty.
The room doesn't echo
with the voices of the friends,
the words of the Beloved
I don't hear read aloud.
I know that work is worship
still the Feast I wish to attend,
Word doesn't fill the void
that I feel in... [Read more] Soul Shells April 17, 2018 at 11:29pm Soul Shells
Hard shelled denizens of love,
cell by cell
we release our hold
on the soft bodies passions of matter.
Ascending
in joyous processions
through the turbulent waves of tests,
we are washed
onto the beach of paradise.
Where each
according to her own ability,
echoes
the ocean's mighty roar.
{dropnote:"Poet's Note:"}Date written 155 B.E. This is a metaphor for the eternal life of the soul. I wrote this after meditating on some scriptures about life ... [Read more] I Am April 16, 2018 at 9:17pm I Am
I am duality.
I am the swirl of dark and light.
I am the embrace of positive and negative.
I am the junction of matter and spirit.
I am both mortal and immortal.
I am the universe in flux.
I am the pinnacle of physical evolution.
I am the nadir of spiritual evolution.
I am a mirror reflecting divinity.
I am the link between yesterday and tomorrow.
I am both saint and sinner.
I am the passive yin.
I am the proactive yang.
I am the embodiment of opposites.
I am the dust of ... [Read more] The Three Onenesses (19 poems) February 20, 2019 at 4:52pm The Three Onenesses{footnote:#}This refers to the oneness of God, the oneness of Humanity, and the basic oneness of religion.
1
Oneness of Religion
Prisms
separate light
into its component parts.
Divine Manifestations
separate faith into symbols
comprehensible to the human mind.
2
One God
Original cause generated evolution's laws;
Nature responds toe effect with cause;
Each spiritual laws has its physical counterpart.
Generator of creation's original caus... [Read more] The Nature of Light and Darkness January 16, 2021 at 8:37pm 1
The Nature of Light and Darkness
"...Since it is the nature of light to cast shadows, we can learn of it only by shielding our eyes. And since it is the nature of darkness to casting nothing, we should distinguish from the outset the difference between the darkness which denies and the shadow that depends...."
Bahiyyih Nakjavani
Retinas fused
through studying the unshielded sun
do not comprehend
the shadow's tones.
The rich deep ebonies
which indicate
the bright... [Read more] To Be a Baha'i (19 Poems) January 1, 2019 at 7:16pm 1
Lamps:
This is the Ideal.
Souls of clear crystal
shining with the light of God
reflect Baha'u'llah's love.
2
To Be a Baha'i
To be a Baha'i is
to abide in the Reality of Baha'u'llah;
to see the world through the eyes of the Manifestation of God.
To be a Baha'i is
to love in the character of a world citizen;
to see humanity as a single species.
To be a Baha'i is
to be intimately committed to your own spiritual evolution;
to ... [Read more] 19 Poems on Prayer December 30, 2018 at 5:35pm 1
Power of Prayer
Electricity
flows continually,
flip the switch off
it flows to other bulbs.
Flip
the switch on
it flows through
the switch to light
the bulb, and on to other switches.
2
Wind Chimes
Wind chimes echoing
the spoken word.
In the crisp morning air
they become
voices from the minarets
calling the faithful to prayer.
3
Prayer Defined
Incense
ascending to the altar
of the Beloved.
4
Obligatory Prayer
Testify
to the Beloved's wea... [Read more] |
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