Writing in Snow

Thursday Poem and Gratitude List

Istijlál (Majesty), 12 Kalimát (Words) 176 B.E. - Thursday, July 25, 2019

In a World Free of Fear1

In a world free of fear
eys sleep without tears.

Humanity join hands,
as a single species,
in building bridges to unity.

The melodies of heaven
run through the human mind
when eyes kiss eyes
in a symphony of love.

Gratitude List for 12 Kalimát

Today I am thankful ...
          ...for fresh brewed hot black coffee on this beautiful summer day.
          ...that I have 505 points in my Survey Junkies account.
          ...for the doughnut I had to go with my morning coffee.
          ...that I was able to finish Half the Sky, Half the Land: The Power of the Female Farmer   by Hugh Locke. This is the first in a series of articles called {xlink:https://bahaiteachings.org/series/the-role-of-women-farmers-in-transforming-global-agricultureThe Role of Women Farmers in Transforming Global Agriculture.
          ...for the yogurt I had as my morning snack.
          ...that I have completed 49 of the 200 poems I'm writing to celebrate the Bicentenary of the Birth of the Bab.

Footnotes
1  I posted this on Poet 999 - A Butterfly Emerges From Her Cocoon https://poet999.blogspot.com/2019/07/in-world-free-of-fear.html.