Sometimes when a cup gets broken
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.
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