we’ve been unpacking
each other by layers
glitter-gilt wrap
tissue paper
crumpled newsprint
piled useless-useful things
broken and mended
with tender fingers
tearing words
we keep going on mere glimpses
of that priceless gem at box bottom:
bountiful soul of this marriage
Graceful Press Poetry 
This is a great take, Jen. love the lines:
“broken and mended
with tender fingers
tearing words”
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Thank you. I went rounds with this one, almost didn’t post.
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This was so lovely, the unwrapping of each other takes a good long time, but it’s worth the wait.
(Happy Anniversary)
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Kir! nice to hear from you. I was thinking of you this morning! Thanks for the happy. 🙂
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This is really lovely, Jennifer! Love that you used ‘unpacking’.
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Thanks, Kymm!
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I love the “unpacking each other by layers.” Good stuff!
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Like onions! 🙂
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Exactly! 🙂
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the unwrapping of the box is exciting as well as surprises.
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Often surprises, even after so many years. 🙂
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So very lovely and poignant and gorgeous and I’m running out of adjectives.
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Aw, thanks very much.
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Beautifully crafted.
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Thank you!
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There is nothing I don’t love about your entire first paragraph/stanza.
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Thanks, Rowan. I really appreciate that because I struggled with this one!
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A ‘box’ truly worth unwrapping. I love how you wrote each line. Beautiful.
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Thanks, Renada!
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I agree — love the layers in this and how well the metaphor works, and the uncertainty and difficulty of it all.
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