Analysis of Wabi Sabi



He who visited the land of perfection,
Couldn’t witness the beauty of correction.
Has nothing to talk about its history,
Coz it takes cracks to seek & unwrap the mystery.

He who shares bonds with people,
Fears from flaws, fragile & feeble.
Rather rejecting, rectify right there,
Builds a broken vase, and a kintsugi to stare.

He who looks daily in the mirror,
Touches his scar & feels the vigour
Accepts them as treasures of life,
Continues to strive with that worn-torn knife.

For perfection is short-lived & temporary,
Lies within the grip of time's misery.
Finally, it’s the Fukanzen nature, which leaves no space
To unclasp the grip, but to start embracing the trace.


Scheme AABB CCDD XBEE BBFF
Poetic Form Quatrain 
Metre 11100011010 1100101010 11011011100 111111010100 1111110 1111010 100101011 1010100111 111100010 1011101 01111011 0101111111 1010111100 1010111100 100101101111 110111101001
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 680
Words 131
Sentences 7
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 16
Letters per line (avg) 33
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 132
Words per stanza (avg) 29

About this poem

Embracing Imperfection >> Maintaining perfection The poem touches on four concepts of Wabi-Sabi: History through imperfection, instability of perfection, continuity with imperfection, and finally the inadequacy of perfection against time.

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Written on December 23, 2023

Submitted by rishabhrana765 on December 23, 2023

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