It was a simple message

A remembering

That you can make

Of this life

An offering

Vows are lived out

In grocery stores

On sidewalks

In the quiet way you speak to animals

And children

In the gesture

Of re-centering

Awareness

In the heart

You can move this way

And then back again

You can own things

Or borrow

But one thing you are destine

To do

Is give

So try it with intention

Start small

A smile

A dollar to

The community fund

An extra minute

On the phone with a friend

And slowly

You will

Recognize

That this whole life

Is one

Complete offering