#offering
All day... magi logic
0n time, out of non-time, once
and once and once and once
first time last time next time
now, how useless is the time
saved with utilized patience
waiting for the starting gun,
on the dot, go.
Letters all aligned right.
Living words and idle words,
alike and not alike, active empty
I am
aware
of myself
disconnected from anything
actually otherworldly or plain
unfamiliar, a little uncomfortable.
A sense, a feeling a little message unclear,
sent from some chron job running later
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I have no memory of a time this is like.
I am aware other people exist without me,
knowing anything related
to you, imagined reader, entertained
held among the living by chance at tension
coherency here at once, stickiness holding
wholesale ad copy calling attentions, set
at hold on, beheld by the beholding one
enough good sense to reach out, a root
to make a way where no way was, dying
to make an otherwise dead seed feed
future creatures drawn to the shine…
sunny day, yuccas about to bloom,
candles, those are called candles
of the warden of the loaves/
h'læf-vveardon, our guard/
keeper of the grain.
Poor people real people, or rich,
all breathe the same air, and think
at once as if making time tie thoughts
where all thought
to ask… or say out loud, why are we
born on this side of that war for liberty…
come all accumulated sneezes in threes
all among us how often sneeze
in threes spirit
of just enough, yucca agave wise
Onorúame Onorúame Onorúame
O no r u a me? On or uame me me me
is it I or we who
sit and listen, and
think a name we know,\
listen if some bird has said almost it, say
see, hear, this time,
Onorúame Onorúame Onorúame
is there honor, hearing how we whistle,
here inside our logically led head, we said.
Vow not all, bind your self to truth.
Art, being thou artistic
and not good at it, or may
being my own word, lo' these decades now,
I may say I am plural me, we receive
hope from cottonwood trees, water there
being plenty good, no extra good, just enough
and enough to share,
should some hungry ghost
happen to perk our ears, hear us
as a hawk sings
in passing signaling any
with ears,
mice listen… and men acknowledge…
any attention paid is paid on recognition.
Haps as may happen every day, some to me.
Pursuing any catching my fancy nonverbal
curiosity, any chance taken, is grace at work.
By all rights, belonging to any who may hold
the very breeze of best wishes in his two hands.
And let it fly with thanks tied to its tale retold.
Mar 27
Mar 27, 2026 at 7:17 PM UTC
When I awaken
When I hear the weave
Of Egyptian cotton
Rise and fall
Around your torso
When you wrap yourself
As an Ibis
Offer yourself
Become eternal
Whilst we worship each other
As Pharaohs
The sun will continue to burn
May 8, 2025
May 8, 2025 at 9:21 AM UTC
The tree stood tall,
eyes lifted to the quiet of sky.
Its branches bore the season's pride—
a crown of leaves, dancing in light.
Among them, one—
a leaf brushed in green and gold,
clung close to its place.
The hush came softly,
a gentle breeze,
barely a whisper,
yet enough.
It loosened.
It let go.
And as the stem slipped from its hold,
the world tilted.
Fear first—sharp and quick—
of falling, of ending,
of the space between belonging
and being alone.
But the breeze curled beneath
like a secret promise,
and suddenly—
flight.
A quiet thrill, a floating wonder,
as if the sky had always been calling.
It spun, slowly, weightless,
and glanced back—
at the branch that once cradled it,
the siblings it played beside,
the early rains, the sunlit hushes,
the laughter of birds.
A pang—
not regret,
but a soft sorrow,
a love for what was!
Then came thought—
of life, of letting go,
of how even in descent
there is a reason.
Even as a fallen leaf,
it would dry, curl,
be swept, be burned,
warm someone’s night,
feed the roots of its mother tree,
become earth again.
It could be a bookmark,
a decorative piece —
reminding of beauty, of quiet change.
It understood.
And when it touched the ground,
it did not break.
It became.
Still, quiet,
yet filled with a knowing—
that even in this silence,
there was music.
Even in the end,
there was offering.
Even in the fall,
there was flight.
And above,
the tree swayed once,
not in mourning—
but in grace.
© Susanta Pattnayak
Apr 23, 2025
Apr 23, 2025 at 4:48 AM UTC
In you, Oh Lord, I take comfort
In you, Oh Lord, I find rest
In you, Oh Lord, I take refuge
As you hold me to your chest
When I am weary and tired
And the sky is cold and gray
When I'm feeling uninspired
Then I see to feel you say:
I am with you in the silence
I walk beside you in the wild
I know the pain and heartache
And the void of losing a child
I have come to make it known
You are loved and not alone
I have come to restore and heal
And, to this end, I act with zeal
Offer your cross for others' good
That your sorrow might bring relief
By virtue of that knotted wood
Amen, I tell you: I will give you peace
Dec 22, 2024
Dec 22, 2024 at 8:57 PM UTC
At this moment Lord, I am feeling a little uncomfortable, a little irritable, a little restless. It's not bad, but it certainly isn't pleasant, and I don't know just why. So, Lord, I ask for peace. I ask that you make it go away for I know that you are able, but if it is not your will Lord, help me offer this up for the salvation of souls and that you would ease someone else's discomfort. I unite this moment to the moments when you were also distressed. I offer these prayers and this feeling not for myself, but for the many others who, at this very moment, are in far greater need of your comfort and peace than I.
Dec 16, 2024
Dec 16, 2024 at 10:30 PM UTC
made,
can’t seem to get that grasp,
of the continuity needed,
the
regular maintenance schedule
good loving
requires
oh hell, part lazy, the origin of most of-my
manifest manifold
m a s c u l i n e mistakes, permitting
a dario daily “i love you” to get rust covered
by routinization, poor pronouns and missy pronunciation.,
forgetting that
we us and ours
are the foundational
cornerstones of the best love theorems
that were poetic uncovered in Ancient Persia,
or were writ in sanskrit
certainly borrowed by the Bard,
and will this
not be numbered in their
midst
gonna reread some Hafiz tonight
when she asks what do you want
to watch tonight, and maybe if
I am feeling gracious I will reannoint
myself a Reader
as well as a
writer of only love poetry
meanwhile accept this scrap as a sacrificial
offering, to be a burnt offering, consumed
entirely after just one reading
with luck
I will be posting
of flood conditions
tonight
a bio hazard
to be relished
or in the guy
parlance
oh yeah!
Aug 5, 2024
Aug 5, 2024 at 3:11 PM UTC
the day came
when i thought
that Love
wouldn't come
knocking
on my door.
i opened it,
expecting
my knight
in shining armour,
but all i saw
was a mirror
and a goddess
holding it up
to me.
she was smiling,
even if
my flaws
were brought
to light.
here,
here,
and here.
she said,
what a beautiful
being i am.
shining her
light
upon the shadows,
all i saw
was a hurt child,
wanting to be
loved
and feel loved.
she embraced me
as i embraced
myself.
love.
She changed me.
Mar 26, 2024
Mar 26, 2024 at 4:10 AM UTC
You can take
every part
of my heart
the truth
and the lies
every page
from the start
but please
give me
your eyes
You can steal
my will
every seal
of my soul
every piece
of the whole
take my breath
and my sighs
but please
give me
your eyes
You can take
every chapter
for free
every part
you can see
what lives
and what dies
but leave
me your eyes
please
take all
you can find
from the lines
of my mind
to every piece
you can break
leave nothing
behind
so may I
for my sake
make your eyes
mine
I need you to see
every part of me
you take
May 9, 2022
May 9, 2022 at 6:31 AM UTC
My Lord transform my failures,
Transform my disappointments.
Turn it into a flowery perfume
That can please you alone
Let your greatness shine
Through poetry
Let love be my motto
From now on.
I have made a mistake
An overspending on risk
I shall throw them into the fire
Let it's scent be as sweet as wine
And if others are not pleased
I shall offer it to you, Lord
I shall offer it to you
I don't want to be a prisoner of the other
Not even of my own family
I want to be free like Superman
And follow the path that leads to you
I shall use the books I bought
As a map towards your glory
And I shall make new maps
To guide others to you
Nov 17, 2021
Nov 17, 2021 at 10:16 PM UTC
Bless the earth underfoot
the breeze on my neck
the still dawn
the open sky
the feather fall
the beetle climb
the crow call
the swift fly
the cloud drift
the rising sun
the golden field
the river run
the grass seed
the ripe plum
Bless this breath
this body
this good earth
this new day
Aug 11, 2020
Aug 11, 2020 at 3:20 AM UTC
What my hands should’ve felt
You took on yourself
When they strapped to the cross
The maker himself
Apr 6, 2020
Apr 6, 2020 at 4:02 PM UTC
. *let
me in
to
your
sacred spaces
so
i can
decorate
your
altar
with
lipstick
stains
and
expired
rose
petals
let me be your offering*.
Oct 8, 2019
Oct 8, 2019 at 3:30 PM UTC
a bumble bee
does not deny
taking great care of
the flowers
that provide her with
sweet,
sweet nectar
flowers
do not hide their
beautiful faces
from the
curious sun
a stream
will always run
swiftly away
from a mountain and
down
into the loving arms
of a valley
the tide
works tirelessly
to touch
mother moon
stars
throw themselves
to the ground
just to be close to
earth
i sacrifice
myself
to keep
missing you.
Apr 5, 2019
Apr 5, 2019 at 11:22 PM UTC
It drips from my eyes and spills into the fire;
Ink
I stare past it to the world that was once breathing,
to the people who greeted it in the morning
My bare foot slides in the dirt, drawing a circle, then stops
The other mimics it
I hold my hands out before me, they bare the offering
The ink begins to stain my skin
It's poring out.
My fingers are melting, and they release it
it falls
for eternity
into the flame
Dec 17, 2018
Dec 17, 2018 at 11:58 AM UTC
I want to see you.
And I feel like I’m putting you first in everything. Giving everything I can round up, to give you a measly offering in the form of what I can find of the shattered pieces of my heart.
Somehow you are the kind of person I will drop everything and drive an hour in a snowstorm at just the chance to do nothing with you. But only if you want me to.
Nov 25, 2018
Nov 25, 2018 at 3:43 AM UTC
Will you - your sun's inferno burning bright,
Your radiance demanding all the sky -
Reach down a blessed fingertip, tonight?
Will hands know how to meet as you and I
Lock eyes and blind each other with our light?
Let darkness fall. Burn me, your firefly.
The gods will have the sacraments they claim.
These words, an offering, burn just the same.
And will you turn your moonlit face from me?
Will midnight mystery reclaim your smile,
As silver starlight fades to reverie
Until the sky hangs empty, mile for mile?
If I must spend my sight, myself, to see,
At least we burn with your exclusive style.
What shades of you remain are paradise -
A shame I won't bear witness to you twice.
Nov 21, 2018
Nov 21, 2018 at 2:15 PM UTC
Sometimes, it looks like lenience.
Small passes for big faux pas.
Many believe that it's absolution
Locking themselves in boxes periodically
To cry out, bleeding painful catharsis.
Some sneak it in with charity
Use compassion as a puppet in their mercy show
Throw underhanded in the name of grace.
Some offer it when they're bruised and broken
Spit out blood, then turn the other cheek.
Others give it away with full bellies and warm hands
Either out of purity
Or some nefarious need, pushed down deep.
And I wonder and wander all the while
For I am the fool
Who begs to receive
But can not give.
Oct 18, 2018
Oct 18, 2018 at 1:27 AM UTC
A shot of whiskey and some wine
A life in beautiful decline
I try to run, I try to hide
Intoxicated all the time
I'll build a bridge to watch it burn
Pour the ashes in the urn
And turn away just to start again
Aug 16, 2018
Aug 16, 2018 at 3:04 PM UTC
Blessed is she who surrenders last coin
Giving from lack rather than plenty
Blessed is he who takes inspiration
Single gift multiplied into many
Blessed are those who pass these along
Money dispersed round the earth
Blessed are those who give correct change
Insist you just pay what it's worth
So now blessed am I as I walk along
Her last coin nestled in hand
And when she looks at me with pleading eyes
I withhold, cause here begging is banned
Aug 9, 2018
Aug 9, 2018 at 10:45 PM UTC
From a poet to another, here is my proposal.
Both a poem, yet offering, and I'm not joking!
Imagine your words written on screen,
well let me tell you my friends, it's not a dream.
I am offering you a 'Little Letter', to share your talent far and wide,
for today I'm starting a brand new project for all of mankind.
We write a poem for someone we knew, or something we hold dear.
Then montage flashes, an actor still, saying your words with passion.
For I ask you, hand in hand,
would you like to be a part of this?
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If you have read this far, congratulations!
I just wanted to say, as someone who loves poetry and starting to get into the love of filmmaking. I want to combine our two interests. I am creating a visual, slam poetry montage short film series called 'Little Letters', this series is about poems dear to you, about someone you knew or know and of course topics or objects you treasure dearly.
If you want to take part, feel free to email me at: [email protected].
If not email, feel free to send me a facebook inbox: https://www.facebook.com/LouisaColler
I can't wait to start working with you amazingly talented people.
I am accepting poets to come and help write the series (you will be credited), as well as any potential actors (West Midlands location).
Mar 8, 2018
Mar 8, 2018 at 7:27 PM UTC