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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: ▼ |
'Ala', The Month of Fasting January 9, 2019 at 8:52pm ‘Alá’,
The Month of Fasting
The First Day of Fast
The slow hours march
In mute procession:
Each second becomes a minute,
Each minute an hour,
Each hour a day,
Each day a year.
The Second Day of Fast
The preparation has begun!
The eart of the soul
Is plowed
By desire of the flesh.
The body wants
That which is death to the soul.
The horseman,
must control the horse
Else both die in the fall.
The Third Day of Fast
Prayer awakens
The longing to ob... [Read more] Holy River January 8, 2019 at 9:18pm Holy River
It's like the flowing water washes away their sins.
Steve Reeves
Cullasaja its
Head resting in the mountains
its feet in the sea
Flows in silent majesty
Down spectacular
Falls the Sweet Water of the
Cherokee descends
As Cullasaja
Flows through Appalachian towns
Its water extra-
Ordinary cleanses the sins
Of those immersed in its depths
{dropnote:"Poet's Note:"}I wrote this in 148 B.E. The inspiration was an article about the Cullsaja.
... [Read more] Fast Haikus January 8, 2019 at 10:05pm Fast Haikus
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From the cup of life
I have sipped the wine of glory
Reviving my soul
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{dropnote:"Poet's Note:"}I began this in 149 B.E. During the month of 'Ala' (Loftiness) with is the month of the nineteen-day fast.
... [Read more] Fireside Evaluation January 8, 2019 at 8:43pm Fireside Evaluation
Information About The Topic:
Did the teacher know the facts?
True knowledge
is the knowledge of God
and of His revealed Manifestation!
Readiness To Share:
As the fireside efficiently done?
The Glory of God
embodies the world's salvation!
Comprehension:
Were the basics incorporated?
Unity is the pivot of the message:
the oneness of God;
the basic oneness of religion;
and the oneness of humanity!
Inaugurate of endeavor:
Is the... [Read more] Forget Chance January 8, 2019 at 4:09pm Forget Chance
Forget the entanglement of love:
Forget not the practice of charity.
Fortune Cookie
Forget the entanglement of love:
The webs that passion weaves;
Entanglement in gold cords
of souls imprisoned by desire;
Love for the whore of Babylon.
Forget not the practice of charity.
Not in the pursuit of pleasure is
The soul's joy found.
Practice the divine attributes
O charity, hop, and faith;
Love of God and humanity.
{dropnote:"Poet's Note"}I w... [Read more] Make Today Special January 8, 2019 at 2:20pm Make Today Special
Make Today A Special Day
Author Unknown
M ake today a special day!
A day that shines resplendent with
K indly acts and
E vidence of reverent adoration.
T ake special care today!
O pen your mouth in prayer and praise.
D eal compassionately with everyone.
A day that shines resplendent with
Y ears of heartwarming memories.
A day that shines with brilliant joy!
S pend time with someone special today!
P raise instead of criticize;
E nc... [Read more] Path of the Beloved January 7, 2019 at 8:11pm Path of the Beloved
In the path of the Beloved,
I eat the shattered fragments of my own heart,
and drink the blood of my desire.
Inhaling His essence
I walk barefoot across
flowing lava,
and naked
through acid rain.
Hearing the echoes of His voice,
I leave behind
lesser creeds and love.
I pursue the promise of His presence
to walk across the sword sharp bridge of faith.
{dropnote:"Poet's Note:"}I begin this poem in September of 2004, and finished it when I pla... [Read more] Melting Pot: To America January 6, 2019 at 8:46pm Melting Pot:
To America
A bundant waves of immigrants stretching back into antiquity;
M igrated over land bridge, oceans, and air currents to create an
E volving culture of independent democratic states;
R uled by the ideal that humankind is created equal.
I deal opposes reaity,
C reating a bubbling cauldron on the verge of overflowing into
A holocaust of misunderstanding and fear.
T he fruits of freedom engender arguments concerning its meaning.
H ow do you create a un... [Read more] Prayer For Today January 6, 2019 at 5:55pm Prayer For Today
Lord, help me
to life my life
just one day at a time.
Author Unknown
Lord, help me
To be free
of vain imaginations,
that come to me
in times of personal conflagrations
causing me consternation;
vain imaginations
that confirm low self-esteem,
Lord, help me
to life my life
without excess strife;
to exorcise all all prejudices
that complicates my life
and generates interpersonal strife;
to accept the unchangeable,
to alter the changeable,
and th... [Read more] Meditation About Choosing My Own Spiritual Path January 6, 2019 at 3:34pm Meditation About Choosing My Own Spiritual Path
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Adrift in the darkness of space,
I am caught
in the gravity fields of two different stars,
each pulling at me from opposite directions.
II
After
aeons of struggle,
I release my attachment
to the elder star.
III
Moving toward the younger star,
I listen to its song.
It is the same song,
which Christ--
the older star was singing.
IV
Reaching out,
I embrace Baha'u'llah:
my Lord and Savior.
{dro... [Read more] Meditations, Metaphors, Similies, and Paradoxes About... February 24, 2019 at 8:01pm Meditations, Metaphors, Similes, and Paradoxes About Reality
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A mountain
rising high above the plain.
We approach
by a winding path
that wanders hither and yon.
From the path
we catch only fleeting glimpses
of the summit.
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A city
whose dancing lights
sparkle in the midnight darkness,
but whose streets
are strewn with the bodies of dead cats
beneath the noonday sun.
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The warble of a sparrow
coming from the throat of a vulture.
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Teh purr of a lio... [Read more] Metamorphosis and Beyond Form January 29, 2019 at 11:36pm Metamorphosis
Humanity is the larva of an unknown Lepidoptera.
Preparing for the next phase
by feeding upon the green leaves
and fresh fruits of Divine truth.
Or the dead leaves
and spoiled fruits of man-made dogma.
Death is the pupa case from which our imagos break.
To soar on wings unbound
into an unknown sky,
or fall upon the ground
paralyzed and unprepared for flight.
Beyond Form
Transformation is the ability
and willingness to live beyond your form.
Dr. Wayne W... [Read more] Crystallization of the Human Soul January 5, 2019 at 8:46pm Crystallization of the Human Soul
Blind to the recognition of reality;
Deaf to the verse of divine assistance;
Forgetful of the spirit's immortality;
Ego submits to desire without resistance.
Deaf to the verses of divine assistance;
But attentive to dogma's interpretation;
Ego submits to desire without resistance;
Glorying in physical exploitation.
Attentive to dogma's interpretation;
Neglectful of spiritual inquiry;
Glorying in physical exploitation;
Ego's go... [Read more] Black and White Dance January 5, 2019 at 6:10pm Black and White Dance
Dressed in the colors of hate
Two gangs approach the stage
The gang in black from the left
The gang in white from the right
Reflecting traditions of hate
In the repetitive motions of dance
The gangs bang
Intoning traditions of fear
In the choreographed fight
The gangs kill
The gangs die
Dressed in the colors of love
Peace makers approach the stage
The peace makers in white and back from the left
The peace makers in black and white from the right
... [Read more] Universal Melody: Two Poems January 10, 2019 at 9:01pm Universal Melody:
Poem One
Life is an echoing melody,
Reverberating through the Universe,
God is the unseen player,
Upon the instrument of evolution.
Universal Melody:
Poem Two
God is the invisible conductor--
Life the echoing melody--
Directing evolution's orchestra,
Vibrating through infinity.
Love is the never ending song,
Life the echoing melody,
Developing immeasurable compositions,
Vibrating through infinity.
Faith is the eternal story,
Life the echo... [Read more] Spirit Suite: To Michael Fitzgerald January 5, 2019 at 3:53pm Spirit Suite:
To Michael Fitzgerald
The music of God's laughter echoes,
generating holy passions
in the stones.
As the century comes to an end,
God's whimsical grace reverberates
resurrecting the lion of God.
Mystery cast its reflection,
transporting us to the New Jerusalem,
in the blue reason of spirit.
{dropnote:"Poet's Note:"}I wrote this in 152 B.E. It was inspired by Michael Fitzgerald's poems.
... [Read more] Gifts January 4, 2019 at 8:29pm Gifts
Our gift from God is who we are;
Our gift to God is what we become.
Author Unknown
Our gift from God is who we are;
It is a token of His love for us.
It is through this gift
That we are given the greatest gift:
The knowledge that Bahaa'u'llah,
The Glory of God,
Has come to unite humanity.
Our gift to God is what we become.
It is a toked of our love for God.
It is only through Teaching His Cause,
Through Living the Life,
Through obedience to Baha'u&#... [Read more] Call To Prayer January 4, 2019 at 8:12pm Call to Prayer
Rising out of the clamor of night,
Intoning the names of the beloved,
Bells echo across the planet,
Greet the splinter light of dawn,
And rouse from their beds of heedlessness,
The children of faith.
Falling out of the firmament,
Splinters of light
Transform the black velvet night,
Into red silk and blue satin,
And hurl the children of faith
To their knees.
{dropnote:"Poet's Note:"}I wrote this in 151 B.E.
... [Read more] Centenary of Establishment of the Baha'i Faith in America January 4, 2019 at 8:06pm Centenary of the Establishment of the Baha'i Faith in America
Rejoice,
Spiritual descendants of the Dawn-Breakers,
Rejoice!
One hundred years ago,
the sapling of faith was established
in the soil of America.
Rejoice,
Followers of the Glory of God,
Rejoice!
The tree of faith grows tall and strong,
its boughs and branches
are overshadowing the United States of America.
{dropnote:"Poet's Note:"}I wrote this in 151 B.E. The inspiration was the Centenary of th... [Read more] Keeper of Sweet Secrets: To Mohammed Abdel-Seyed Khattab October 12, 2020 at 1:36pm Keeper of Sweet Secrets:
To Mohammed Abdel-Seyed Khattab
Egypt invented perfumes,
Now in Egypt they will end.
Mohammed Abdel-Seyed Khattab
Combining the sweet scented oils of
roses
violets
amergris
jasmine
lilacs
the last perfume makes
in the practice of his art worships Allah
Privy
to the secrets of the ancients
Mohammed Abdel-Seyed Khattab
creates all-natural perfumes
from the scented oils of
bitter almonds
anise seeds
ginge... [Read more] God's Tears January 3, 2019 at 10:52pm God's Tears
God weeps
a single tear descends
into matter's pool
Creates--
in the womb of faith
a Prophet is conceived--
The bull's eye that
generates ripples in time.
Ripples that move
away from their nativity;
ripples that slow
with the speed of centuries
Until
dogma's sedimentation
deposits a religion's layer.
God weeps
another tear descends
into matter's pool;
another manifestation
is conceived;
and another bull's eye gener... [Read more] The Purpose of Life January 3, 2019 at 8:38pm The Purpose of Life
The purpose of life is life.
Author Unknown
The purpose of the cell
Is to multiply
to become 2
Te become 4
To become 16
To become 256
To become 65,536
To achieve the purpose of life
The purpose of the fetus
Is to grow
To acquire eyes
To acquire ears
To acquire hands
To acquire taste buds
to acquire vocal cords
To achieve the purpose of life
The purpose of the child
Is to mature
To gain wisdom
To gain knowledge
To gain understa... [Read more] The Harvest January 3, 2019 at 7:49pm The Harvest
Sow Justice,
Harvest peace.
Bumper sticker
Sow Justice,
In all your dealings with humanity
Whether of your faith or not.
With each individual,
Each race,
Each religion,
Each government.
Sow Justice,
Harvest peace,
From the seeds sown
In each field
By God's chosen ones
Harvest peace.
{dropnote:"Poet's Note:"}I wrote this in 149 B.E.
... [Read more] The Holy Land January 3, 2019 at 7:40pm The Holy Land
Carvans travel over mountain roads,
Across desert sands,
Their destination is the Promised Land:
Held sacred by Christian,
Muslim,
Jew,
and Baha'i.
From the east,
the west,
the north,
the south,
And all directions in between
Come ships and planes to Haifa,
to Jerusalem,
to the Holy Land
{dropnote:"Poet's Note:"}I wrote this in 145 B.E.
... [Read more] Feast of Splendor January 3, 2019 at 7:16pm Feast of Splendor
The physical sun
illuminates the entire planet.
Plants--
which turn their leaves to its splendor--
thrive, grow,and bear exquisite fruit.
The spiritual sun
illuminates all of humanity..
As souls
turn to the splendor
of God's Manifestation
they thrive, grow, and bear fruit.
{dropnote:"Poet's Note:"}I wrote this in 149 B.E. It was inspired by a feast held on the evening of of March 20.
... [Read more] |
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