Kintsugi (join with gold)
A poem by Marietta Calvanico

Kintsugi (join with gold)
For Charlott and Fitzgerald on their 50 th anniversary

We started out
pondering possibilities
for life, for love
and a dream took off
in a gold 914

Sure, we have had
broken places
but we bowed
to the Japanese art of Kintsugi—
we are stronger, more beautiful

What comes next
is what came first
avowal, devotion
unknown days to travel
a dream still in flight

Photo provided by Marietta Calvanico

About the Author:

Marietta Calvanico has lived a rich and varied life. She built a career in advertising/marketing, worked with her architect husband, raised a daughter who is a teacher, and played bass in dive bars. She has shared her homes with many cats. Her poetry, fiction and memoir pieces have appeared on line and in print.

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