Creation Saturday: Three Views of Dawn

1

First light awakens
the glint of dew
on outstretched arms:
Saguaro sentinels,
silent witnesses
to the ever changing panorama
of life,
wave good morning
to flocks mourning doves.

2

Turning pink
with the splendor of a new day
dawn clouds
promise rain.

3

Pastel blues and reds
streak the clouds of morning
waking the poet's muse.

Creation Saturday: The Pain in My Left Foot

The memory of you 

Has become a dull ache, 

Like the pain in my left foot 

Caused by a stone bruise on my instep. 

Your memory 

Is an old injury 

Receding with time, 

Like the ache in my foot 

As the bruise heals. 

Now, 

I can look forward to a day, 

When the wound of your memory disappears, 

Like an ingrown toenail 

Removed and dis cared 

With yesterday's trash. 

It wasn't always this way! 

There was a time 

When the memory of you 

Sent shar stabbing, burning pains 

Through the core of my being 

Like a rusty nail 

Penetrating the sole of my shoe 

And piercing the ball of my foot. 

Creation Saturday: Thoughts on Improving my Blog

This morning, about 10:00 AM Central Daylight Time, I participated in a free online blog class. I did this for two reasons. First, the class was taught by a blogger with more than 1,000 followers. Second, the class was free. I have attempted for some time to make money with this blog without much success. True I have experience a little success, but not the amount I would like to experience. 

One of the issues is my message. I do not think it is clear. Another problem is my platform  which I know is not clear. Both of these problem I can solve in approximately 30 days. After contemplating the platform problem, I have come to realize that I am an Artist who prefers to write spiritual stories and poetry. I do not know what my readers or friends think about this, so I am going to e-mail some of my friends and ask them. In the meantime, I will  continue to blog about spiritual poetry, stories, and essays. 

I begin this blog as a spiritual transformation project. Since I have expanded my writing while struggling with my own spiritual transformation. Transformation is difficulty. The butterfly larva inside the cocoon goes through an immense physical change which can  be compared to the spiritual change the soul goes through while partnered with the physical body. I have gotten away from that in the past few years, I will be getting back to that while writing poetry and prose about the subject. 

Creation Saturday: A Poem

Jalál (Glory), 10 Jamál (Beauty) 174 Badí‘ - Saturday, May 6, 2017 CE about 10:33 AM Pacific Daylight Time 

It's creation Saturday, 

Therefore, 

I need to create something 

Other than fear, 

Depression, 

And tears. 

It's creation Saturday, 

I need to create 

A poem, 

A story, 

Or a webpage; 

Anything 

Except tears. 

It's creation Saturday, 

I need to say some prayers 

And than 

Get back on writing.com 

Read Comma Sense 

Lesson 1 

And do Exercise 1 

Before reviewing 

Or writing anything else. 

Creation Saturday: Dealing with Depression

Jalál (Glory), 18 Sulṭán (Sovereignty), 173 BE - Saturday, February 4, 2017 AD about 12:46 PM Pacific Standard Time

First, I have the right date on this entry. I'm not sure what caused the confusion in dates except that when I sit up the writing.com journal entry I use the Baha'I date in I didn't check as close as I usually do.  Since I'm changing the way I make those entries I don't think I'll have that problem any more. I've been putting all the dates in at once. I'm changing that when I set the new entry up on Sunday or Monday. Instead o f putting all the date in at once, I'll just take it one day at a time. 

Second, I'm dealing with a bit of depression this afternoon. Part of the cause could be too many sweets. I had two donuts for my first breakfast and then for my second breakfast I had hotcakes with syrup. I'm feeling better now which means I can get back to reviewing and editing. I don't think I'll do any surveys today.  This morning I uploaded the scanner to the National Consumer Panel website and yesterday I put the one prescription I picked up this week in that RX Views Dairy. 

I don't want to aggravate the depression by doing anything that I know will frustrate me today. Once I feel that I can handle frustration a little better then I'll go back to doing survey. I don't think taking one or two days off is going to make much difference. I'll probably go back to doing the surveys sometime on Sunday. In the mean time writing, reviewing and editing doesn't frustrate me. In fact it makes me feel better emotionally. 

Creation Saturday: Sucking on Ice – A Free Verse Poem

Jalal (Glory), 3 Raḥmat (Mercy) 173 BE - Saturday, June 25, 2016 about 12:01 PM Pacific Daylight Time 

Summer Saturday 

A cup of ice to suck on 

Makes the triple digit summer days 

Easier to deal with. 

I remember growing up in Oklahoma 

Waiting for the ice cream truck to pass by 

So I could purchase a strawberry or grape popsicle 

To suck on while I sit under the cottonwood tree. 

I remember make iced tea 

And then when the glass was empty 

Sucking on the iced cubes 

Until Grandma ask 

If I wanted another glass. 

Creation Saturday: Time to Create Something

Jalal (Glory), 9 Jalál (Glory) 173 BE - Saturday, April 16, 2016 about 10:18 AM Pacific Daylight Time

It's creation Saturday! It's time to create something. Time to exercise my muse, imagination, and creativity. Not that I don't exercise these attributes everyday, but today is the day I attempt to get outside the box to create something different or find a new theme for my blogs, poems, or stories.

Creation Saturday
the day my muse takes a walk
not down memories lane
but across the internet to find
a new subject to use to create
a story, poem, or blog entry.

Today I don't have to look very far for a subject to research. I'm participating in a 30-dau poetry challenge on writing.com. In this challenge, which started yesterday, I write a poem each day based on prompts given by the by the judges. Yesterday's prompt concerned a birthday poem. In today's prompt we (the participants) pick one of three phrases to use in the poem. These phrases are (1) old winds, (2) unfinished journal or (3) possibles bag. I've decided to use possibles bag in the challenge poem. I will save the other two phrases to use in other poems or stories.

What will you create
on Creation Saturday?
A poem,
a new sandwich,
a story,
a new coffee creation
with chocolate
or some other
exotic flavor.