Alfareria de Doña Rosa
San Bartolo, Oaxaca
19 Febrero 2004

The Potter said it was the clay
that made it black
but it was He that gave
it the grace.

it was the stone
held in His hand
that made it
shine.

Only the potter knows
how much stress
how much scraping
how much rubbing
and how much fire

makes it worthy.

There were many pieces in the patio
where his students sold their wares
but we sought the ones that bore His name.

Those alone we bought.

Leeann Andrade-Kelley