Writing in Snow

Thursday and Friday Poems and Gratitude Lists

Istijlál (Majesty), 11 ʻAláʼ (Loftiness) 176 B.E. Thursday, March 12, 2020

On the Eleventh Day of Fast1

I read
Fasting by Jelaluddin Rumi,
and it was a beautiful
description of the Fast.

Gratitude List for 11 ʻAláʼ

Today I am thankful ...
          ...that my Bank of America checking account isn't overdrawn.
          ...for fresh brewed coffee on this beautiful morning.
          ...that I have 349 points in my Survey Junkie account.

Istiqlál (Independence), 12 ʻAláʼ (Loftiness) 176 B.E. Friday, March 13, 2020

On the Twelfth Day of Fast2

Tranquility
embraces the mind and the soul
of the individual that places
complete trust in the All-Glorious Lord.

Gratitude List for 12 ʻAláʼ

Today I am thankful ...
          ...that my Bank of America checking account is not overdrawn today.
          ...for fresh brewed coffee on this cloudy winter morning.
          ...that I have 451 points in my Survey Junkie account.
          ...for the rain we received yesterday.
          ...that I have 1,002,209 GPs in my Gift Points account.
          ...for the good night's sleep I got last night.

Footnotes
1  I posted this on Poe 999 - A Butterfly Emerges from Her Cocoon https://poet999.blogspot.com/2020/03/on-eleventh-day-of-fast.html.
2  I posted this on Poet 999 - A Butterfly Emerges From Her Cocoon https://poet999.blogspot.com/2020/03/on-twelfth-day-of-fast.html.