your entire life
you never knew it was kintsugi
i hadn't even heard of sushi
you believed in beauty originality
and recycling
surrounding yourself with it
beer and wine bottles
were made into windows
broken plates were made into splash backs
thrown out tiles smashed up into mosaic floors
tip tyres made into chairs
the ugly transformed into something magical
you were the consummate artist
at that time i was young
wanted everything scandinavian and new
your talent was wasted on me
just another thing to add to my litany of regrets
Midweek Motif Poets United
"you believed in beauty originality / and recycling" This is a kind of zen living & the essence of Kintsugi art. Closing lines touch deeply.
ReplyDeleteOh gosh this is an absolute feast of a poem! Lovely write 💖
ReplyDeleteInsight comes as we accumulate our own scars. This poem is quite a celebration of craft and continuity.
ReplyDeleteOh it is wonderful to think of bottles being made into window art, and smashed plates into tiled mosaic floors. Wow. The tire chair just knocked me out. I could do with one on my porch.
ReplyDeleteI love the art of recycled bottles and mosaic floors.
ReplyDeleteA nice tribute to the artist
My grandmother had broken plates (with pretty design) rivetted back together and displayed with pride on shelves to keep their beauty intact and still giving. What a wasteful people we have become.
ReplyDeleteP.S. My wife and I were all scandinavian furniture crazy in the 1950's long before Ikea!
A beautiful expression. (though I believe his efforts were not wasted)
ReplyDeleteThis is so poignantly full of gratitude and wonder.....seeing something special in someone who always had that innate ability to see the unusual and special in something other people might be inclined to throw away.
ReplyDeleteFunny how we get wiser as we age, isn't it. And now our children will have to learn that appreciation too. Every generation has to, I think.
ReplyDeletesometimes it takes time to appreciate things.. I loved this introspection
ReplyDeletethese words are beautiful and painstakingly crafted together. I greatly enjoyed reading this insight into you.
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