Writing in Snow

Tuesday Poem and Gratitude List

Fiḍál (Grace), 8 Sharaf (Honor) 176 B.E. - Tuesday, January 7, 2020

New Year's Poem From 20021

Ominous in its splendor,
Jupiter ascends
the firmaments charcoal dome.

Reflecting the sun's
bright radiance back to Earth,
Jupiter rivals the moon
]in its sharp accuracy;
in its crystalline beauty'
in its purity.

King of the planets;
reality's emperor;
Jupiter escorts out
the old year,
and ushers in the new:
foretelling and closing.

Jupiter rings in a New Year
and a new era hope;
an eighty-three year cycle
of transformation.

Jupiter ushers out
a two hundred and forty-nine year cycle
of preparation,
while pulling the planets
toward peace.

Gratitude List for 8 Sharaf

Today I am thankful ...
          ...for fresh brewed coffee on this beautiful winter morning.
          ...that my Bank of America checking account is not overdrawn today.
          ...for the instant oatmeal I had for breakfast.
          ...that I have 228 points in my Survey Junkie account.
          ...for the Chinese food I had for lunch.
          ...that I received a check through the mail today.
          ...for the Internet, because I was able to find a dentist today that I might be able to afford.

Facebook Status Update

I have taken the metaphorical cat by the tail, and contacted a dentist that I may or may not be able to afford. I need either new dentures or implants, because the dentures I have no longer fit properly.

Footnotes
1  I posted this on Poet 999 - A Butterfly Emerges From Her Cocoon https://poet999.blogspot.com/2020/01/new-years-poem-from-2002.html.