Writing in Snow

Poem and Gratitude List

Istiqlál (Independence), 2 Bahá (Splendor) 176 B.E. - Friday, March 22, 2019

The Nineteen-Day Feast1

At the Lord's Supper
we sip the crystal waters
of God's Word
from the chalice of divine love,
and verse by verse consume
the fruit of the Tree of Life.

Gratitude List For 2 Bahá

Today I am thankful...
          ...that my Bank of American checking account is not overdrawn today.
          ...that I have $42.56 in my Vindale Research account.
          ...that I have 489 points in my Survey Junkie account.
          ...for fresh brewed hot black coffee on this beautiful spring morning.
          ...that the sun is shining today and it is nice enough to keep the front door open.
          ...that my prescriptions came through the mail today.
          ...for the Arizona sweet ice tea I had for lunch.
          ...that we still have a case of water left this month.
          ...that I have 545,133 GPs in my Gift Points account.

Footnotes
1  I posted this on Poet 999 - A Butterfly Emerges From Her Cocoon https://poet999.blogspot.com/2019/03/the-nineteen-day-feast.html.