Writing in Snow

Poems Posted in Poet 999 April 20-26, 2019

Jalál (Glory), 12 Jalál (Glory) 176 B.E. - Saturday, April 20, 2019

Saturday Morning
on Sunrise Avenue1

Morning sparrows sing
Serenade cooing pigeons
Saturday drivers

neighborhood children
Shouts and laughter echoing
Play in the courtyard

Jamál (Beauty), 13 Jalál (Glory) 176 B.E. - Sunday, April 21, 2019

The First Day of Ridvan 2

The Festival of Paradise
has begun,
Nightingales of the All-Glorious,
raise your songs
in the rose garden
of the love of God.

Kamál (Perfection), 14 Jalál (Glory) 176 B.E. - Monday, April 22, 2019

The Second Day of Ridvan3

The wind intones
the joyful news proclaiming
the Glory of God.

In the Garden of Paradise,
Baha'u'llah proclaimed His mission
now we all give thanks.

Fiḍál (Grace), 15 Jalál (Glory) 176 B.E. - Tuesday, April 23, 2019

The Third Day of Ridvan4

Raise your voices,
intone the Ridvan Table,
and celebrate the King of Festivals

Facebook Status Update

I hear a sparrow
singing its gratitude
for this beautiful spring morning.

‘Idál (Justice), 16 Jalál (Glory) 176 B.E. - Wednesday, April 24, 2019

The Fourth Day of Ridvan5

When does faith begin?
The first step is detachment.

Where is faith found?
Trust in the Glory of God.

How is faith practiced?
Prayer and action removes all barriers.
Giving assistance to humanity.

Istijlál (Majesty), 17 Jalál (Glory) 176 B.E. - Thursday, April 25, 2019

The Fifth Day of Ridvan6

Enter the Garden of Paradise,
proclaim the Divine Springtime,
and the arrival of the Lord of Hosts.

Istiqlál (Independence), 18 Jalál (Glory) 176 B.E. - Friday, April 26, 2019

The Sixth Day of Ridvan7

Inhale the perfume
of divine unity from
the roses of paradise.

Facebook Status Update

I am awake.
I am just resting my eyes.
I will not admit
that I fell asleep
on my keyboard.

Footnotes
1  I posted this on Poet 999 - A Butterfly Emerges From Her Cocoon https://poet999.blogspot.com/2019/04/saturday-morning-on-sunrise-avenue.html.
2  I posted this in Poet 999 - A Butterfly Emerges from Her Cocoon https://poet999.blogspot.com/2019/04/the-first-day-of-ridvan.html.
3  I posted this in Poet 999 - A Butterfly Emerges from Her Cocoon https://poet999.blogspot.com/2019/04/the-second-day-of-ridvan.html.
4  I posted this on Poet 999 - A Butterfly Emerges From Her cocoon https://poet999.blogspot.com/2019/04/the-third-day-of-ridvan.html.
5  I posted this in Poet 999 - A Butterfly Emerges From Her Cocoon https://poet999.blogspot.com/2019/04/the-fourth-day-of-ridvan.html.
6  I posted this in Poet 999 - A butterfly Emerges from Her Cocoon https://poet999.blogspot.com/2019/04/the-fifth-day-of-ridvan.html.
7  I posted this in Poet 999 - A Butterfly Emerges From Her Cocoon https://poet999.blogspot.com/2019/04/the-sixth-day-of-ridvan.html.