Bicentenary Poems and Prose

Everlasting Glory: To 'Abdu'l-Baha

Everlasting Glory:
'Abdu'l-Baha

Each word he spoke revealed his cognition,
Verses his spiritual perception,
Each step he took blessed the ground he walked on,
Raised the call of the Blessed Beauty1,
Lit humanity's path to reconciliation,
And proclaimed the Kingdom of Abha.
Service to the human race his practice.
The Center of Baha'u'llah's Covenant,
Interpreter of the Divine Word.
Not a Manifestations of God, yet
Given a unique distinction in history.

God's assistance is necessary,
Leads to a fuller understanding
Of 'Abdu'l-Baha's station and place in
Religious and world history. I
Yearn for a deeper comprehension.

Poet's Note: ▼

This is poem #14 in the 100 I am writing to for the centenary of the Ascension of 'Abdu'l=Baha.

Footnotes
1  One of the titles of Baha'u'llah.