Bicentenary Poems and Prose

Meditating on Sacred Scriptures: To The Bab

Meditating on Sacred Scriptures::
To The Bab

Equanimity and joy,
the Holy Spirit's echoes
flow through English translations
of sacred scriptures revealed
by His Holiness the Bab.

Poet's Note: ▼

This is poem 115 of the 200 I am writing to celebrate the Bicentenary of the Birth of The Bab. Line Count: 5
Form: The elements of the mGur are:
         1. syllabic, lines are 7 syllables, sometimes more
         2. most commonly a pentastich, a poem in 5 lines. Occasionally 4 through 8 lines can be found.
         3. a vehicle for meditation. Content should result from or be an extension of meditation or prayer, a genre of poetry more than a rigid form.
         4. often employs metaphor and or parallelism.
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Deadline: September 14, 2019.
"Meditating on Sacred Scriptures"