summer moonlight
the potter’s wheel
slows
Published by
Michael Dylan Welch
Michael Dylan Welch served two terms as poet laureate of Redmond, Washington, where he has curated monthly SoulFood Poetry Night readings since 2006 and was president of the Redmond Association of Spokenword for more than 15 years. His books include True Colour, a collection of solo rengay, and Seven Suns, Seven Moons. He founded and continues to direct the annual Seabeck Haiku Getaway, runs National Haiku Writing Month (www.nahaiwrimo.com), and serves as a director of the biennial Haiku North America conference. He has been keynote speaker for the Haiku International Association conference in Tokyo, and in 2012 one of his translations from the Japanese appeared on the back of 150 million U.S. postage stamps. His personal website is www.graceguts.com, devoted mostly to poetry. View all posts by Michael Dylan Welch
As one who frequently uses the potter’s wheel, this speaks to me. Nicely captured!
Beautiful image that captures the wonder of nature’s creativity. I also love the sounds of the words, as was mentioned already, the “roundness” of the words, as well as the roundness of nature and the wheel. Very well done.
Great. A touch of Omar Kayyam.
I found your book, “Open Window” when I went looking for information about Tundra. It is an exquisite book and I wanted to thank you for sharing it.
predawn darkness–
her gentle breaths
reminds me why
Michael,
As an artist, this one resonates with me. I too love the “roundness” that Jerry Kilbride astutely points out. I also love the fact that this poem was able to bring to great poets together, which I suppose in a way, completes the circle or “roundness” between reader and poet. Okay, maybe I’m stretching it a bit, but I did want to say that I enjoyed this one . . .
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