Devotional Poetry

God's Gardeners

God's Gardeners

Before the seed is planted
The ground must be prepared
The soil turned

Obedient to the will of God
Shaykh Ahmad
Prepared the soil of Islam
For the coming of The Gate1

Obedient to the will of God
Siyyid Kazim
Prepared the soil of Persia
For the coming Manifestation2

Obedient to the will of God
The Bab
Prepared the soil of humanity
For Him Whom God Would Make Manifest3

Poet's Note: ▼

I wrote this sometime in 149 B.E. The inspiration was the history of the Baha'i Faith.

Footnotes
1  This is the meaning of the Bab.
2  This is also a reference to The Bab.
3  This refers to Baha'u'llah.