Snow's Writing for 2019, 2020, & Beyond

Qasida - The Hidden Words

Essence of past divine revelations,
The wisdom of God's Manifestations.

Pearls of knowledge that were hidden from sight,
By Baha'u'llah has been brought to light.

Directions guiding seekers on their quest,
And protect them from insistent-self's test.

Praise the Lord for these words of instruction,
For this charter of our soul's salvation.

Poet's Note: ▼

Line Count: 8
Form: Qasida
         The elements of the Qasida are:
                   1. narrative poetry. It tells a story.
                   2. stanzaic, written in a string of shers (complete couplets), the poem is usually long and may be as long as 100 shers, length is optional. For this round please keep it 24 lines or less.
                   3. meter optional, but the lines should be equal length.
                   4. rhymed. There are some variable in the rhyme scheme. The entire poem an be mono-rhymed, aa aa aa. . . or monorhymed couplets aa bb cc dd. etc, with "running incremental refrain" in each even line, but the most common and for this round, the couplets have a running rhyme aa xa xa xa xa xa. . .
                   5. originally written as a desert poem in 4 units each can be one or several couplets long. The units are:
                             a. opening setting describes or recalls ancient times.
                             b. tale of lost love or things left behind.
                             c. the struggles of the journey and its endurance.
                             d. plea for honor or praise.
Written for "Invalid Item"  Round 65.
Deadline: February 29, 2020.
Inspired by the articles Discovering the Hidden Words   by David Langness.