Devotional Poetry

Chains of Matter

Chains of Matter

The chains of matter,
are the chains that bind,
soul to material plain
freedom is the splendor of
God's undying flame.

The Glory of God,
was bound by chains,
within the Siyeh-Chal,
He endured the weight of Qara-Guhar,
to free us from th is eartly thrall.

Cataracts of ego,
cover our inner eyes,
hiding from their vision
the Beauty of God which is nigh.

Blind to the Grandeur,
of God's new day,
we huddle inside the prison of self
and to our own idols pray.

As through a glass darkly,
we detect the rays of God's light,
penetrating the darkness
of our self-made night.

Reverberating through our minds,
echoes of our sins,
deafen spiritual ears
to the voice of God's Mercy within.

Then like a distant thunder,
we hear the shill voice of God's pen,
writing on tablets of chrysolite
the Words and the deeds of men.

And knowing we're not perfect,
but that Perfection is the goal,
our limbs begin to quake
and fear overshadows our soul.

With our religion set,
in the cement of dogma,
we hold to one of God's Names
believing the gate to salvation
closed by God's manifestation.

Religion was renewed,
through the Might of God,
when out o f the darkness of Persia
]ste[[ed Baha'u'llah and The Bab.

Poet's Note: ▼

I'm not sure when I wrote this.