Bicentenary Poems and Prose

Celebration: To The Bab

Celebration:
To The Bab

Seventy-two hours of global celebration
from sunset on October 28 to sunset on October 30,
Baha'is across the planet proclaim
the bicentenary of the birth of the Bab
and glorify the two-hundred second Birthday of Baha'u'llah.

The celebration begins at sunset
in the Line Islands
west of the International Date line
and ends at sunset in at Kauai
east of the Date Line.

Raise your voices in exaltation,
proclaiming the dawn of a new day
and the unity of humanity.

Poet's Note: ▼

This is poem 177 of the 200 I am writing to celebrate the Bicentenary of the Birth of The Bab. Inspired by Anticipation mounts: A guide for 72 hours of bicentenary coverage  .