A kiln is built
with an arched roof
a chimney hole
a removable door
and a peekaboo
glazed bisque placed
in the preheated oven
turns hot orange -
matching the walls
without melting
the door is removed brick by brick
and long tongs reach for one
piece at a time to bury
in sawdust while a pail
waits to smother flames
one smoking piece at a time is
baptized in a bucket of water -
we gasp as humble clay
surprises us with patches of
unpredictable beauty
George Lowe and Daniele Maeder doing Pottery Vespers - Holden Village 2016
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