Precious Scars

Roughly speaking, a broken haiku....

Precious Scars

 

Where would I be without these

Precious scars my friend

My very own Kintsugi

 

Author's Note

perfect imperfections....

Reviews

[Gypsy Warrior Queen]

I am not sure you can say you have lived without one...even if it's invisible to the naked eye...scars to your beautiful :)love it!

[Neville]

Absolutely.. thank you CQ & I'm glad you are back...

[Kelly Scheppers]

Ours scars tell our stories. They help define who we are and where we've been, and all the in between. My husband had heart surgery eight years ago, and is very sensitive to people seeing the scar it left upon his chest, that resembles a zipper. I told him to be proud of it...it helped save his life!

[Neville]

as individually unique as our very own thumb print or signature .... not everyone is proud of them, but neither should they be ashamed of.... your husband is a lucky man, and not just because he had a decent surgeon, if you ask me....

[Kelly Scheppers]

...thank you, Nev!

[Verse]

Love the idea of shards edged in gold. :):) Wreckage, with hope.
A kind, elegant little brevity, Nev. Beautiful!

V

[Neville]

Thank you so much for visiting and leaving behind such an encouraging review.. N x

[Coyote Poetry]

Scars make us more interesting. Very nice use of words. Left something for the reader to think about. Thank you Neville for sharing the amazing poetry.
Coyote

[Neville]

and thank you for visiting my good friend and poet.. kind and true words... Neville

[Coyote Poetry]

You are welcome Neville.

[sette]

i love to read poems based on imperfections it shows the human side of us.. the vulnerability

[Neville]

How perfect is that.... cheers my friend... Neville

[Dhara_Ditzy Kat]

Oh how I love this tribute to our imperfections, our scars! They turn an ordinary human into a person extraordinaire! They add layers, lend shades of grey, add new facets to a character. They make you, you and me, me. And they makes us the poets we are! Kudos Neville!

[Neville]

Well blow me down, when I wrote this little scribble, I never imagined that so many people would ever agree with me.... bless ya.... Neville

[Dhara_Ditzy Kat]

Bless you too dear Neville! You’re so right!

[Neville]

........... :) N

[Lorry]

Well for a start, thanks for adding to my dictionary another word for broken, (i thought I knew them all.)
It is such a simple sounding statement you make in so few words, that hints of at least a Pandora's box worth of memories behind them. I can also see why you ended with that word. Now I know its meaning, it fits so perfectly, that it could be the finished vase itself after repair.

[Neville]

You just made a good morning even better, cheers Lorry.... Neville

[Lorry]

You are very welcome :)

[Ardra]

Its true without them....we won't be what we are today..... each scar shapes us...turns us stronger as they say what doesn't kill us makes us stronger....:)
Nicely done N. ...

[Neville]

who would be foolish enough to argue with that.. many thank you's my friend... N

[Lydia Shutter]

Broken pottery....far more precious than perfect pottery. I actually believe the imperfections make a person more beautiful. Then again, I am a little "out there" at times! :) Good one, Neville. Lydi**

[Neville]

Exactly right Lydi** well at least in my book anyway.. I am truly grateful to you for taking the time to consider these few words, and the sentiment you left behind.... Neville

[angel]

In Kintsugi, the imperfections that are in the broken item are not merely displayed; they are enhanced by the use of a cementing agent containing powdered gold or silver, which adds value to your item (that would be you, Neville) as well as repairing the damage.
As a side note, your Haiku seems perfect to me.

[Neville]

Ha.. how very kind of you angel.. you got me blushing again.. Neville