There Is Nothing Like An Idea

by

Nora Naranjo-Morse

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There is nothing
        like an idea
                that comes to life
                        through clay.
Each step
        a personal investment of
                thought
                        labor
                                and time.
Hands
        moving quickly,
                rounding curves
                        setting up in clay
        skillful responses
               educated
                        by Gia's
                                simple instruction
                                        and immense knowledge
                                                of her own work.
Letting dreams come true
        from songs
                born from within,
                        sounds
                                inviting irresistible challenges.
There is nothing like an idea
        that comes to life
                through clay.
There is nothing better than a life
        whose dreams
                and ideas are
                        just too
                                impossible
                                        to resist.

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From Mud Woman, Poems from the Clay , University of Arizona Press
© 1992 Nora Naranjo-Morse

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