The Word in Focus with Dr Larry Taylor

Shattered by an earthquake of suffering, 

life splintered into shards of despair and angst

Tidy religiophilosophical belief systems  

Scattered like shavings on the sculptor’s floor

The vessel that he was now useless

Exhausted dreams swept up and 

Imprisoned in the dustbin, forgotten

Centuries later silent Kintsugi Master

Breathes away the dust and contemplates

With tender care and patience; the Master

Mixes urushi lacquer gently dusted with gold

Sets to work on the eternal process of

Accentuating sorrow and grief, loneliness and pain

Creating a masterpiece of Love.