The Light In The Eastern Sky Dr Gregory T. Lawton

The Light from the Eastern Sky

Dr Gregory T. Lawton

These words are of no import. These words have no meaning.

This poet is without merit. This is the voice of an unknown soul.

Do not heed this warning. Do not listen to this cry.

The sun rises again from the eastern sky And passes along its course to the West.

I do not speak of the daylight shining, That would not be the good news.

The truth, the new gospel — that is the good news. The radiant return of the Spirit — that is the good news.

These are the words this poor one writes Upon awakening to the light from the eastern sky.

These are the words that are written in traces And in whispers, upon the tablet of my heart.

But do not listen to these words They are only tears falling from blind eyes.

And do not let your heart be moved by these words Stop your ears, and remain indifferent to their meaning.

Be the first to hurl rebuke, Be the first to cast the stone, Be the first to hammer the nail, Be the first to set the cross. Be the first to close your eyes, To the light from the eastern sky.

About the author-

Dr. Gregory T. Lawton is an author of many books, most of them in the area of health science, but also in the genre of Asian martial arts, philosophy, poetry, and prose. Dr. Lawton is a passionate award winning artist and photographer who finds his artistic and creative inspiration in nature, and who frequently attributes the source of his images and writing to the 19th century Persian Prophet, Bahá’u’lláh, the founder of the Baha’i Faith, and the 13th century Persian poet and Sufi Mystic Jalāl ad-Dīn Muḥammad Rūmī. Dr. Lawton has been a member of the Baha’i Faith since 1970 and embraces the Faith’s principles related to the promotion of world unity and peace. Kindly reprinted with permission from:

The Silence Between Words 2016, Revised 2019 Dr. Gregory T. Lawton

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