It’s met with words unspoken
The little girls’ eyes lookup
Then back to the broken cup
The tears stream down her face
The cup more precious than a vase
Grandma had the cup on the shelf
Grandpa had used it for himself
Grandpa was now gone many years
Grandpa’s cup on the shelf caused tears
Grandma looked at the cup on the floor
Pieces scattered about, precious no more
The granddaughter she loved so much
Broken in heart, she reached out to touch
As she patted her small little hand
Grandma took a step forward to stand
The words that came out of her mouth were kintsugi
Help me pick them up, and you’ll see
Cups will always get broken or chipped
But little hearts are better equipped
When Grandmas take the time to teach
little hearts broken are what she needs to reach
The word kintsugi literally means ‘gold joining’ or ‘the art of gold joinery.’ The art of Kintsugi is built on the idea of giving the broken objects a new second life by mending them with gold (or silver or platinum). By repairing it, we actually revive the thing into something even more beautiful and more vital.