Bicentenary Poems and Prose

Lamp of Glory

Lamp of Glory:
To The Blessed Beauty

"O thou beloved of my heart!
Verily, my soul longs for thee, for the lamp of the love of Baha is lighted within thy heart and I love to look upon thy face, for it is glittering with the light of guidance among the creatures. Glory be to Him who hath united hearts together! Glory be to Him who hath brought the East and West under the shadow of the Blessed Tree, the root of which is firmly fixed in the earth and the branches of which reach unto the Supreme Concourse!"

‘Abdu’l-Bahá1

Lamp of Glory shines
Rays penetrating darkness
Reveals unity

Heart by heart his words penetrate
layers of fear
like the light of a lamp
penetrating the darkness
and scattering imagined monsters.

Lamp of Glory shines
Rays penetrating darkness
Reveals unity

On a planet overcast with hate,
the lamp of God's glory shines
revealing the depth of the darkness
against the brightness of the light.

The words of the Blessed Beauty
is the light of the lamp
that inch by inch,
foot by foot,
mile by mile,
penetrate the darkness of superstition
transforming
the hearts of those
who focus on the Lamp's light.

Poet's Note: ▼

Poem 198 of 200 Dedicated to The Blessed Beauty. This poem was originally written as a blog entry in "Melting Snow"  "Lamp of Glory" .

Footnotes
1  Bahái Words for October 8. 2017.