"Imperfect Face"

     "Imperfect Face"

 

In the garden of flowers.

Sits one perfect rose,

Catching every eye

In vanity... she grows.

Growing beside of her,

An imperfect face

Wilted and just hanging,

Draped... in shrouded lace.

Finally... catching the eye,

Of the gardener's shears,

Shriveling, she tried to hide;

She hung her face in fear.

Deciding to take her home

And not cast her away;

Placed in a vase with water,

She stands today.

Growing... so profusely

She cast away all fear,

And... in silent contentment ...

Stayed in full bloom... for years.

      {P&C}  Valentine

© 2008 Valentine

Reviews

[Coyote Poetry]

Beautiful use of words and thoughts dear friend. Thank you for sharing the amazing poetry.
Coyote

[Kathy Van Kurin]

Valentine,
The inner beauty defining is what I gather from "Imperfect face."
On our pathway of life are we gardeners who desire to nurture other's with the fertilizer of our time and attention. We can at least try to place broken ones into the warm sunshine of companionship.
This was lovely and I found myself challenged. Thank you for presenting this poem.
Blessings, Kathy

[andrew mitchell]

in the eye of the beholder beauty lies within.

[Valentine]

You bet, it is what is on the inside of a person. Kathie

[Stanley R. Teater]

Nature as metaphor is something you handle extremely well. Thank you for sharing.

[Valentine]

All things have value and worth, even the plain. Kathie

[wordman]

sweet metaphors,and she got the guy

[Valentine]

Yep, she sure did. Hope all is well with you and yours Ron. Kathie

[wordman]

i am as right as rain,almost good looking,and feeling no pain !

[Lorry]

Beauty doth fade, but the beauty from within never diminishes. Nicely captured Kathie.

[Valentine]

Thank you for understanding what I was trying to say. Kathie

[Lorry]

and thank you for understanding enough to fit your words onto my screen :)

[HeartInTheDark]

Its a great poem but i don't quite get what the meaning behind it is, though that's just me.

[Valentine]

Plain people can be beautiful on the inside. look deeper into people. Kathie

[Paul Bell]

That's the ultimate escape.
Sort of become my hero now.

[Valentine]

Even those that are less than beautiful...can have worth. Kathie

[D Connolly]

Sweet! I'm glad that the little flower lived to bloom and wasn't thrown away.

[Valentine]

Even those with an imperfect face can be nice to have around. Kathie

[Neal S]

This just made me go "awwww" out loud. Great writing about never giving up and with just a little attention things can become beautiful. Love it!

[Valentine]

Even plain things and plain people have worth. Thank you for stopping by. Kathie