Thursday, December 15, 2022

Ekphrastic PAD 13-1

  

Multi-colored Beads

 

Visited a bead factory in Kenya.

Heard about how the women form beads from clay

fire them in a kiln three times in different stages,

and hand paint each one.

Learned how they take pride in earning

a living for their families

by making something beautiful.

Listened to them sing out in hearty, skilled voices

and watched them dance with enthusiasm

as a special greeting for their visitors.

Held back the tears at the loveliness

and danced along with them.

 

 

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