Devotional Poetry

19 Random Meditations and Metaphors

1
Beauty's Judgment

Beauty stands in judgment,
demanding that we strive
to achieve its perfection.

2
The Believer's Duty

To free oneself
from the dogma of violence;
to improve humanity;
to reduce brutality;
to follow the law of God;
to overcome self.

3
Requirements for Spiritual Evolution

Knowledge of God
is the first requirement for
the soul's development.

Obedience
to divine laws
is the second requirement.

Obedience
and knowledge are
the foundation stones
of the evolution of the soul.

4
The Importance of Unity

Being in unity
that's important today ,
nothing can resist the power of unity.

Evolution works toward unity,
through material and spiritual evolution
humanity moves toward unity.

5
Balance

A person's life must be in balance.
The individual must grow in all areas of life.
The individual must grow in mind, body, and soul.

6
My Desire

I want wings
to lift me beyond the bonds of earth
and let me float upon thermal currents.

7
Marriage

Base on which society is built;
Microcosm of a world civilization;
Humanity's strongest and weakest link.

8
Time

Time is the bane of all men;
night and a y pass swiftly bringing death.
Death arrives silently,
severing soul from body--mind from brain.
It is the end of physical life;
a change of residence for the soul.

Time moves--the cycles turn in swift succession.
One season gives birth to another and dies in its turn,
only to be born again the following year.
Birth and death entwine on the Wheel of life,
each foreshadowing the other.

9
Manifestation of God

He is
the mirror of God,
reflecting the Holy Spirit to humanity.

He is
God's servant,
obedient to the Creator's Will.

He is
the bearer
of irrefutable proofs.

He has
inscribed Sacred Scriptures.

10
Beauty's Prism

Reason
Reckons beauty's
Prism disperses across
The universe the colors of
Reason

Alone
Gives beauty's prism
Its name in a term that
demonstrates beauty's intention
Alone

Defines
As beauty 's prism
Itself the concept of
Evolution beauty's reason
Defines

11
Earth's Lamentation

Consumed in the fire of separation.
bewailing the plight of its soul,
Earth raises its voice in lamentation.

12
Auto Mechanic
As Interpretative Artisan

Among the grease and grim
of daily labor
he worships God
by maintaining someone else' creation
in working order.

13
Caves of Matter

Water dripping dripping dripping
Dripping from above
Form the cavern's jagged teeth

14
Body and Soul

Inexorable I stand
split between extremes:
Unyielding ego
obstinately attached to physical reality,
and soul desiring to know
the Almighty.

Body stubbornly
locked to willful,
unalterable;
not to be persuaded,
moved or affected by prayer or entreaties;
unrelenting merciless.

15
My Companion

Into an undiscovered country
I walk unescorted,
but not alone
with me is the Promised One of All Ages.

16
My Journey

My journey begin,
when
into the cold and dreary day
I went.

I went seeking
to tread the path of faith
in this new day .

Seeking to mirror the splendor
of the Beloved,
The Promised One of God.

17
Filament of Light

We are star children
Light particles traversing
Interstellar space,
Woven filaments of light,
And love's double helix.

18
Resurrection

The voice of the Nightingale
Echoes the long of spring
For resurrection.

Nesting in the Tree of Life,
The Nightingale sings
Announcing the Lord's return.

The Nightingale's song
Summons the dread from their tombs,
Raises the faithful to life.

19
Awakening

Alone listening
to the chant of the air conditioner
solitude becomes a palatable substance.

Mind floats
in a sea of sensation
responding to the echoes of reality,
while time becomes an illusion of matter.

Poet's Note: ▼

I wrote these short poems over several different years.