ANTIQUES

Collectibles scarred and worn,
ordinary decorum made distinct
by some admiring eyes,
who saw a treasure neglected,
yielding lines and textures
telling tales with a touch.

Age not a curse to the one
seeing creations improving in their vintage worth.

It isn’t appreciated when sitting on a shelf,
doesn’t surrender its real mysteries
until you stop and truly explore
all it has to offer,
discovering every feature,
assessing each facet,
seeing in that object
a mirror to gaze at one’s own self.

Being a container holding the resonance
of a living inventive artistry,
fingers forging their passion,
inspired by God’s hand.

Felt in the caress
is a vivid snapshot of time,
another heart’s life captured
in such exquisite clarity,
if held as intended
being unique at least to our eyes
because we paused
from looking for more obvious furnishings
and risked missing the ones
preserved and crafted the Lord’s love.