Simon Wilson
Into Everyday Life . . .
rain
batters the poppy petals
sunlight
sparkles in the water
the beauty of broken things
The Japanese art of kintsugi, which in its simplest form consists of repairing broken pottery in a very noticeable way, incorporates the history of the damage into the story of the pot. This, I point out to my wife, can be expanded to a number of modern social conventions. It appears I am incorrect in this assumption and I am sent upstairs to put on a fresh shirt. Covering a missing button with my funeral tie is not, it seems, an appropriate way to dress.
six months later
I think of the grass
on her grave
this year I will plant flowers
and remember
About the Author
Simon Wilson has been a poultry farmer, salesman, antique dealer, gardener, and instructor on a Care Farm. He now works in a coin shop and wishes he had tried harder at school.
Well Simon,
Thank you for introducing the concept of Kintsugi. Now I wonder how to celebrate my first disastrous marriage.
I especially love the picture of sunlight on the broken surface of the water.
Thank you John. I can manage a bit of poetry but I’m afraid the mysteries of marriage elude me. I just stay quiet and do what I’m told.
Wonderfully Simon
Thank you Derrick.