Writing in Snow

Wednesday and Thursday Poems and Gratitude Lists

‘Idál (Justice), 17 Sharaf (Honor) 175 B.E. - Wednesday, January 16, 2019

Midweek Haiku1

A chill in the air
Suggests snow on The Mountain
Dreaming of spring

Gratitude List for 17 Sharaf

Today I am thankful...
          ...that my Bank of America checking account is not overdrawn today.
          ...for the graham crackers I have to go with my coffee this morning.
          ...that I was able to finish editing and submit my next edition of the fantasy newsletter today.
          ...for the fish and the homemade tarter sauce we had for supper.
          ...that I have 43,200 points in my YouGov account.

Istijlál (Majesty), 18 Sharaf (Honor) 175 B.E. - Thursday, January 17, 2018

Morning2

How beautiful is the morning,
with white could above,
and commuters going eastward,
to meet the rising sun.

Gratitude List for 18 Sharaf

Today I am thankful...
          ...that my Bank of America checking account is not overdrawn today.
          ...for the graham crackers I had with my coffee this morning.
          ...that I was able to sit outside for a little while this morning and drink my coffee while I watched the neighbors and the cloudy sky.
          ...for the BBQ sandwich I had for lunch.
          ...that I have three Editors Picks for my upcoming Spiritual Newsletter.
          ...for the beautiful cloudy and rainy day we are experiencing today.
          ...that I have 111,962 GPs in my Gift Points account.
          ...that I have until January 28 to pay the Cox Communications bill.

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