forget your perfect offering
Inside a tiny church in the midst of a huge desert…my mind wandered and then the words “forget your perfect offering” came to me as I was making this image.
It’s a line from the Leonard Cohen song “Anthem” – and here’s some of the rest of the song.
Ah, the wars they will be fought againThe holy dove, she will be caught againBought and sold, and bought againThe dove is never freeRing the bells that still can ringForget your perfect offeringThere is a crack, a crack in everythingThat’s how the light gets inWe asked for signsThe signs were sentThe birth betrayedThe marriage spentYeah, and the widowhoodOf every governmentSigns for all to see
The song is more profound now than it was when he wrote it – give it a listen.
Calera Chapel
near Toyahvale, Texas
photographed 2.18.2025
Posted on March 28, 2025, in Photography and tagged 365 photo project, Anthem, black and white photography, Calera Chapel, church, Fujifilm x-t5, Goodnight Photographic Society, learning to see, Leonard Cohen, melinda green harvey, monochrome, one day one image, photo a day, photography, postaday, reasons to stop, road trip, take time to look, take time to see, texas, things i see, thoughtful seeing, travel photography. Bookmark the permalink. 5 Comments.
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Beautiful song and meaningful picture and words Melinda. A great blog post here!
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Thank you so much, Frank.
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You’re very welcome, Melinda. My pleasure.
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Thanks for the photo, Melinda, and the words. But most of all, thanks for letting us listen to Leonard!
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Thanks! Sometimes I forget to listen to him, but when my brain sends me in his direction, I definitely follow.
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