Bahaiku
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Haiku verse inspired by the Bahá'í teachings. Copyright ©2011-2025 Serge van Neck. All rights reserved.
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The mystic knower
Need not wait for April first
To be called a fool
Need not wait for April first
To be called a fool
April 1, 2025 at 4:14 AM
The mystic knower
Need not wait for April first
To be called a fool
Need not wait for April first
To be called a fool
The mind stays busy
Avoiding thoughts and feelings
Running from silence
If the dam should break
Noah's flood is no match for
The deluge of pain
Allow it to break
Pain brings life to barren shores
The heart will flourish
Avoiding thoughts and feelings
Running from silence
If the dam should break
Noah's flood is no match for
The deluge of pain
Allow it to break
Pain brings life to barren shores
The heart will flourish
March 11, 2025 at 3:52 PM
The mind stays busy
Avoiding thoughts and feelings
Running from silence
If the dam should break
Noah's flood is no match for
The deluge of pain
Allow it to break
Pain brings life to barren shores
The heart will flourish
Avoiding thoughts and feelings
Running from silence
If the dam should break
Noah's flood is no match for
The deluge of pain
Allow it to break
Pain brings life to barren shores
The heart will flourish
Forces of darkness
Are powerless when faced with
A single bright light
Are powerless when faced with
A single bright light
March 11, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Forces of darkness
Are powerless when faced with
A single bright light
Are powerless when faced with
A single bright light
I recognized you
Because we are long time friends
In the worlds of God
Because we are long time friends
In the worlds of God
November 28, 2024 at 4:24 PM
I recognized you
Because we are long time friends
In the worlds of God
Because we are long time friends
In the worlds of God
My mystical robe
Is only Hafez Rumi
As it used to be
Is only Hafez Rumi
As it used to be
November 25, 2024 at 4:37 AM
My mystical robe
Is only Hafez Rumi
As it used to be
Is only Hafez Rumi
As it used to be
To both moth and flame
The lamp in the end becomes
Just an obstacle
The lamp in the end becomes
Just an obstacle
November 23, 2024 at 4:35 AM
To both moth and flame
The lamp in the end becomes
Just an obstacle
The lamp in the end becomes
Just an obstacle
I am dry firewood
The Word of God, my kindling
And your faith, the match
The Word of God, my kindling
And your faith, the match
November 22, 2024 at 3:51 PM
I am dry firewood
The Word of God, my kindling
And your faith, the match
The Word of God, my kindling
And your faith, the match
Pure love and true faith
Like Shams and Jaláluddín
Inseparable
Like Shams and Jaláluddín
Inseparable
November 21, 2024 at 11:24 PM
Pure love and true faith
Like Shams and Jaláluddín
Inseparable
Like Shams and Jaláluddín
Inseparable
Good morals are more
Than modest language or dress
Said the homeless man
Than modest language or dress
Said the homeless man
November 21, 2024 at 1:48 AM
Good morals are more
Than modest language or dress
Said the homeless man
Than modest language or dress
Said the homeless man
Forces of darkness
Are powerless when faced with
A single bright light
Are powerless when faced with
A single bright light
November 20, 2024 at 6:40 AM
Forces of darkness
Are powerless when faced with
A single bright light
Are powerless when faced with
A single bright light
Fear not abasement
Let God illumine your steps
It is dark down there
Let God illumine your steps
It is dark down there
November 20, 2024 at 12:30 AM
Fear not abasement
Let God illumine your steps
It is dark down there
Let God illumine your steps
It is dark down there
You are beyond reach
But when I pray I see you
And feel your presence
But when I pray I see you
And feel your presence
November 19, 2024 at 4:21 PM
You are beyond reach
But when I pray I see you
And feel your presence
But when I pray I see you
And feel your presence
We say "We believe"
Thinking we'll be let alone
And not put to proof
Thinking we'll be let alone
And not put to proof
November 19, 2024 at 1:43 AM
We say "We believe"
Thinking we'll be let alone
And not put to proof
Thinking we'll be let alone
And not put to proof
World citizenship
Means no matter where you go
You are always home
Means no matter where you go
You are always home
November 18, 2024 at 5:53 PM
World citizenship
Means no matter where you go
You are always home
Means no matter where you go
You are always home
If faith breeds contempt
For any of God's children
You're doing it wrong
For any of God's children
You're doing it wrong
November 18, 2024 at 3:55 AM
If faith breeds contempt
For any of God's children
You're doing it wrong
For any of God's children
You're doing it wrong
Running to the light
In a room of blind people
Telling me I'm lost
In a room of blind people
Telling me I'm lost
November 17, 2024 at 7:06 PM
Running to the light
In a room of blind people
Telling me I'm lost
In a room of blind people
Telling me I'm lost
To both moth and flame
The lamp in the end becomes
Just an obstacle
The lamp in the end becomes
Just an obstacle
November 17, 2024 at 5:12 AM
To both moth and flame
The lamp in the end becomes
Just an obstacle
The lamp in the end becomes
Just an obstacle
I'm an autumn leaf
Pray carry me from this branch
On the winds of fate
Pray carry me from this branch
On the winds of fate
November 17, 2024 at 5:04 AM
I'm an autumn leaf
Pray carry me from this branch
On the winds of fate
Pray carry me from this branch
On the winds of fate
Action follows thought
To purify your actions
Begin with your thoughts
To purify your actions
Begin with your thoughts
November 17, 2024 at 5:01 AM
Action follows thought
To purify your actions
Begin with your thoughts
To purify your actions
Begin with your thoughts