Devotional Poetry

19 Questions Answered in Poems

1
What is America's Destiny?

America
your destiny
is to lead the nations spirituality.

2
What Is The Path of Guidance?

The path of guidance
is one of love and compassion.
It has been the path
from the beginning that has no beginning,
It will be the path
to the end that will have no end.

3
What is Spiritual Evolution?

Motion desires advancement,
water walking across the narrows of reality.

The colors of faith embrace,
as the little dreams of lovers expand -
blooming into a rainbow colored cactus flower.

Love goes beyond
the comprehension of genetic kinship
to take in the totality of existence.

4
Questions about Heroes

When is the time of heroes?
The Day of Resurrection.

Who are the heroes?
The Letters of the Living;
'Abdu'l-Baha
The Knights of Baha'u'llah;
Teachers of the Faith;
The Hands of the Cause.

5
Question About Evil

When will wickedness end?
Without light the darkness could not exist!

6
Why?

Why does the Madonna weep?
Morning's light flickers,
across the wooden surface,
as curtains blow in the wind.

Why does the Buddha laugh?
Evening's shadows shift,
across mirrored pools of light,
as trees blow in the wind.

7
A Question of Value

What is the price of existence?
Without conception in matter
the essence of Being is lost.

8
How can a child of the dawn
understand the setting sun?

Unless you know which way is east,
There is no difference
Between dusk and dawn.

9
What is Racism?

What is racism?
An illness that is passed
to our children.

10
What is my Purpose?

To attain the presence of God
In the day of Resurrection:
So that through acceptance
Of His Manifestation
I may learn
To know and love Him.

11
Question About God's Chosen People

Who are the chosen people?
Those who follow God Manifestation
in the day of His revelation.

12
Question About Silence

What is the key to
the lock of reality?

The key that unlocks
the universe's vast resources
is silence itself.

13
Question about the Power of Love

What is the power of love?
Wind moves the limbs of stone pines
perfumes morning's air.

14
What is Love for God?

I love you for you!
Neither hoping for heaven
nor fear hell's fire,
your pleasure is my delight,
you are my prayer's answer.

15
Where is God?

I am closer
to you than your arterial artery,
and I am father away
than the rim of the universe.

16
Questions About Birds

Why do robins sing?
The splendor of morning dew.

Why do sparrow fly?
The glory of snow capped peaks
reflecting the beauty of morning.

Why do geese migrate?
The grandeur of the ocean
in the light of dawn.

How does the nightingale sing?
The mercy of God
gives words to the voice of love.

Why doe eagles soar?
The perfection of the midday sun.

17
Is It Proper

l"Is it ever proper
to take a human life?"
Is the wrong question.

The right question:
"is it ever forgivable
to take a human life?"

Sometimes
there are more important considerations
than life itself.

Don't enter a situation
with the desire
to do violence?

Don't kill
for selfish reasons;
learn to forgive.

18
Where will you be in eternity?
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Where will you be in eternity?
Will you reside in the Garden of the Almighty?
You who have spent years in pursuit of corporeal gratification.
Be advised that you determine your own eternal location.
In view of this, can you afford the risks you've already taken.
Eternity beckons!

19
Who are the soul's allies?

Who are the allies of humanity?
God's Word,
the Holy verses,
and Go's Manifestations!

Poet's Note ▼

These poems were written over several years. They were inspired by the writings of The Bab, Baha'u'llah, and 'Abdu'l-Baha.