"Imperfect Face"

"Imperfect Face"

A Poem by Valentine

     "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



© 2015 Valentine


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

Posted 7 Years Ago


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

Posted 7 Years Ago


in the eye of the beholder beauty lies within.

Posted 8 Years Ago


Valentine

8 Years Ago

You bet, it is what is on the inside of a person. Kathie
Nature as metaphor is something you handle extremely well. Thank you for sharing.

Posted 8 Years Ago


Valentine

8 Years Ago

All things have value and worth, even the plain. Kathie
sweet metaphors,and she got the guy

Posted 8 Years Ago


Valentine

8 Years Ago

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

8 Years Ago

i am as right as rain,almost good looking,and feeling no pain !
Beauty doth fade, but the beauty from within never diminishes. Nicely captured Kathie.

Posted 8 Years Ago


Valentine

8 Years Ago

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

8 Years Ago

and thank you for understanding enough to fit your words onto my screen :)
Its a great poem but i don't quite get what the meaning behind it is, though that's just me.

Posted 8 Years Ago


Valentine

8 Years Ago

Plain people can be beautiful on the inside. look deeper into people. Kathie
That's the ultimate escape.
Sort of become my hero now.

Posted 8 Years Ago


Valentine

8 Years Ago

Even those that are less than beautiful...can have worth. Kathie
Sweet! I'm glad that the little flower lived to bloom and wasn't thrown away.

Posted 8 Years Ago


Valentine

8 Years Ago

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

Posted 8 Years Ago


Valentine

8 Years Ago

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

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