The Snowflake Chronicles

January 2016 Facebook Status Update Poems

Istiqlal (Independence), 2 Sharaf (Honor), 172 BE - Friday, January 1, 2016
New Year's Day

A New Year begins
A fresh resolution start
A chilly Friday

Jalal (Glory), 3 Sharaf (Honor), 172 BE - Saturday, January 2, 2016

Jamal (Beauty), 4 Sharaf (Honor), 172 BE - Sunday, January 3, 2016

1

Prayer intoned at dawn
Hot coffee sipped while writing
Good Sunday morning.

2

Sunday afternoon
A nice Las Vegas winter
A snowless city

Kamal (Perfection), 5 Sharaf (Honor), 172 BE - Monday, January 4, 2016

A rainy Monday
gray clouds covering the sky
afternoon at home

Fidal (Grace), 6 Sharaf (Honor), 172 BE - Tuesday, January 5, 2016

'Idal (Justice), 7 Sharaf (Honor), 172 BE - Wednesday, January 6, 2016

Something woke me up,
a loud noise
brought me wide awake
now I can't get back to sleep
so I write.

Istijlal (Majesty), 8 Sharaf (Honor), 172 BE - Thursday, January 7, 2016

Today's Question: Do doctor's appointments count as a social life? I think they do, but I would like to hear what other people think. I'm not going to change my opinion on this subject because I don't think it's that important a subject to consider changing my opinion. I just want to know what other people think.

A nice winter day
Snow covering the mountains
Around Las Vegas

Istiqlal (Independence), 9 Sharaf (Honor), 172 BE - Friday, January 8, 2016

My first Tai Chi class
this morning at ten o'clock:
invigorating.

Jalal (Glory), 10 Sharaf (Honor), 172 BE - Saturday, January 9, 2016

Weekend afternoon
on this lazy Saturday
I listen to the silence

Jamal (Beauty), 11 Sharaf (Honor), 172 BE - Sunday, January 10, 2016

January memories...
bacon, eggs, and toast
on a cold winter morning
in northern Oklahoma.

It was Sunday morning,
it had snowed the night before:
would the snowplows
clear the roads in time enough
for us to go to school
on Monday?

Kamal (Perfection), 12 Sharaf (Honor), 172 BE - Monday, January 11, 2016

I listen to the news
to find out what is happening in the world
and wonder what the world is coming to
when I hear the story of a guy
who stole a snake from a pet shop
by sticking the serpent
in his pant.

Fidal (Grace), 13 Sharaf (Honor), 172 BE - Tuesday, January 12, 2016

A chilly Tuesday
I sip my morning coffee:
Will the day warm up?

'Idal (Justice), 14 Sharaf (Honor), 172 BE - Wednesday, January 13, 2016

I have out patient surgery scheduled for Thursday, February 4, at Sunrise Hospital. I thought I would give everyone a heads up so that it will not be a surprise on February 4.

Istijlal (Majesty), 15 Sharaf (Honor), 172 BE - Thursday, January 14, 2016

The mattress on my bed
Is calling out to me
No more sleep on the couch:
Will I get a good night's rest?

Istiqlal (Independence), 16 Sharaf (Honor), 172 BE - Friday, January 15, 2016

January clouds
Beautiful charcoal morning
A partly clear afternoon

Jalal (Glory), 17 Sharaf (Honor), 172 BE - Saturday, January 16, 2016

Saturday silence
interrupted
by odd noises echoing
through the neighborhood.

A motor vehicle,
moving east on Sunrise,
sounds like wind
blowing past my apartment.

Jamal (Beauty), 18 Sharaf (Honor), 172 BE - Sunday, January 17, 2016

Sunday afternoon
Sun shining through broken clouds
A new week begins

Kamal (Perfection), 19 Sharaf (Honor), 172 BE - Monday, January 18, 2016
Martin Luther King Day

Three day holiday
Time spent at home wondering
Without wandering

Fidal (Grace), 1 Sulṭán (Sovereignty), 172 BE - Tuesday, January 19, 2016

'Idal (Justice), 2 Sulṭán (Sovereignty), 172 BE - Wednesday, January 20, 2016

This is just a note to let everyone know I'm all right. Tomorrow I have to some business to attend to and then I will return home to finish. I don't know if I will get back online until afternoon some time. I hope everyone is doing all right.

Istijlal (Majesty), 3 Sulṭán (Sovereignty), 172 BE - Thursday, January 21, 2016

Beautiful Thursday
Temperatures almost spring like
I love Las Vegas

Istiqlal (Independence), 4 Sulṭán (Sovereignty), 172 BE - Friday, January 22, 2016

I had an interesting day. I finally got someone to give me some information on how I could get knee braces and a back brace without having to put out a lot of money. I called my primary care doctor to inform her that the insurance people said I needed a referral. I got a recording so I left my name, number and a brief message. No one has gotten back to me so far. He office manager or someone will probably get back to me on Monday.

Jalal (Glory), 5 Sulṭán (Sovereignty), 172 BE - Saturday, January 23, 2016

1

Sleepy Saturday
Clouds conceal the morning sky
Wake up with a walk

2

On a cold morning
A steaming cup of coffee
Warms body and soul

Jamal (Beauty), 6 Sulṭán (Sovereignty), 172 BE - Sunday, January 24, 2016

Beautiful Sunday
I intone God's Most Great Name
Feel the Holy Spirit flow
Gentle waves across my soul

Kamal (Perfection), 7 Sulṭán (Sovereignty), 172 BE - Monday, January 25, 2016

Winter without snow
Is living in Las Vegas
Not making snow angels

Fidal (Grace), 8 Sulṭán (Sovereignty), 172 BE - Tuesday, January 26, 2016

Tuesday afternoon
A nightingale short story
Waits to be written.

'Idal (Justice), 9 Sulṭán (Sovereignty), 172 BE - Wednesday, January 27, 2016

Prayers whispered at dawn
Reverberates through my soul
Ignites evening meditations

Istijlal (Majesty), 10 Sulṭán (Sovereignty), 172 BE - Thursday, January 28, 2016

An early rising
listening to the neighborhood
Las Vegas wakes up

Istiqlal (Independence), 11 Sulṭán (Sovereignty), 172 BE - Friday, January 29, 2016

Another Friday,
the last one in January 2016,
my mood becomes brighter
as the sun rises
over Sunrise Mountain
and this late fall day warms up.

Jalal (Glory), 12 Sulṭán (Sovereignty), 172 BE - Saturday, January 30, 2016

January ends
closing the door of one month
Opens the door of the next

Jamal (Beauty), 13 Sulṭán (Sovereignty), 172 BE - Sunday, January 31, 2016

1

January ends
with February planning
for writing activities.

2

February is a busy month with only 29 days. I have placed Facebook updates on my C priority list, therefore, I may not be able to post an update everyday. I plan to post at least once a week so that my friends and family know I haven't passed on to the next world or ran off with aliens from another planet or galaxy.