Writing in Snow

Wednesday and Thursday Poem and Gratitude Lists

‘Idál (Justice), 5 Sulṭán (Sovereignty) 175 B.E. - Wednesday January 23, 2019

Sacred Scriptures1

Out of context
The verses become beacons
Pulsating in the night.

In context
The verses are stars
Guiding the wayfarer home.

Gratitude List for 5 Sulṭán

Today I am thankful...
          ...that my Bank of America checking account is not overdrawn today.
          ...for graham crackers to go with my coffee this morning.
          ...that I have 375 points in my Survey Spot account.
          ...for the candy cane I have for my afternoon snack.
          ...that I have 160,462 GPs in my Gift Points account.
          ...for the homemade chicken soup we had for supper.

Istijlál (Majesty), 6 Sulṭán (Sovereignty) 175 B.E. - Thursday, January 24, 2019

Gratitude List for 6 Sultan

Today I am thankful...
          ...that my Bank of America checking account is not overdrawn today.
          ...for the short bread cookies I have to go with my coffee this morning.
          ...that I have five Editors Picks for the February edition of the Spiritual Newsletter.
          ...for the Toby Keith snow glob I received today.
          ...that I have decided on a topic for my February Spiritual Newsletter.
          ...for the Arizona sweet iced tea tea for lunch.

Footnotes
1  I posted this on Poet 999 - A Butterfly Emerges From Her Cocoon https://poet999.blogspot.com/2019/01/sacred-scriptures.html.