Writing in Snow

Gratitude List, Poems, and Thoughts

Istiqlál (Independence), 5 Asmá’ (Names) 175 B.E. - Friday, August 24, 2018

"Burn ye away the veils with the fire of My love, and dispel ye the mists of vain imaginings by the power of this Name through which We have subdued the entire creation."

Bahá’u’lláh1

Love is the fire that
burns the veils of illusion
separating humanity.

Worry is one form of vain imaginings. When I focus on the sacred scriptures, and prayers revealed by Baha'u'llah my worries are dispelled. If I don't watch myself I worry about things that never happen. I've managed to cut this down in the past few year, and focus on placing everything in God's hands.

Gratitude List for 5 Asmá’

Today I am thankful...
          ...that my Bank of America checking account is not overdrawn today.
          ...that I have $18.95 in my Vindale Research account.
          ...that I have $10.00 in my PayPal account to transfer to my Bank of America checking account. It will take about one business day.
          ...that I have 2,981,134 GPs in my Gift Points account.
          ...that we had spaghetti for supper tonight.

Late Afternoon Drive:
Autumn Memory2

Leafless limbs
Bid good night to the day

Islands drift
Across the azure sky

A dragon
Upside down between islands

A couple
Walk hand-in-hand

Palm trees' hair
Blow away from their faces

Waving flags
Welcome the setting sun

Green pine limbs
Beckon the rising moon

Footnotes
1  The Kitáb-i-Aqdas: paragraph 132.
2  I posted this on Poet 999 - A Butterfly Emerges From Her Cocoon.