Bicentenary Poems and Prose

Father Figure: To 'Abdu'l-Baha

Father Figure:
To 'Abdu'l-Baha

Abdu’l-Baha: A Father Figure for Humankind   by Anne Gordon Perry

The perfect example
of selflessness and love
his guidance to humanity
reverberates across the world.

One hundred years after his passing,
we--
who chose to fallow Baha'u'llah--
look to 'Abdu'l-Baha
for lessons on how to live,
while struggling
to show forth justice and equality
in an unequal
and an unjust world.

'Abdu'l-Baha--
Servant of Glory--
father figure,
who sends us love
and encouragement
from the Abha Paradise.

Poet's Note: ▼

This is poem #27 of the 100 I'm writing for the centenary of the Ascension of 'Abdu'l-Baha.