Bicentenary Poems and Prose

The Great Beyond

The Great Beyond

This is where I meet the Blessed Beauty1,
Hear the voice of the Exalted One2, and
Encounter the Servant of Baha3.

God's worlds, and His grace, are infinite,
Reach beyond the known into the unknown,
Extend into the spiritual realm,
Always beyond the reach of material existence:
Time has no meaning in the great beyond.

Baha'u'llah has given us a glimpse,
Enlightened us on the soul's journey,
Yet the veil between matter and spirit
Opens only with the death of our bodies.
Never doubt your soul's immortality:
Doubt is the opposite of faith.

Footnotes
1  Baha'u'llah
2  The Bab
3  'Abdu'l-Baha