Senshu Pot stones (Tsubo-ishi)
are round or nearly round concretions with a hole suggesting a thick-walled pot. They are found in the Wakayama mountain range overlooking the Osaka Plain. When they are dug from the earth, they are covered with red soil that must be removed with a wire brush.
pot luck
searching for hidden treasure
old stories unearthed
Karen Harvey
when dug from the earth
wire brush takes away all red soil...
leaves an empty hole
Pat Geyer, USA
concentric tree rings
add to the nature of things...
snapshots of earth's past
Pat Geyer, USA
take us back
to our childhood...
flow of gold
Barbara Anna Gaiardoni, Italy
grandma’s teapot
on the mantelpiece…
pouring wisdom
Neena Singh, India
an opening
to the inner world...
the third eye
Neena Singh, India
what lies within the brain
through opening cannot see…
Hema Ravi, India
satellite pictures reveal
external beauty—mysteries
within lie buried deep
Hema Ravi, India
artifacts
of lost civilisations…
hidden messages
Natalia Kuznetsova, Russia
nature's whims…
my imagination
challenged anew
Natalia Kuznetsova, Russia
welcoming the sun
tippy-toe in patio…
stovetop potpourri
Monica Kakkar, India & USA
a new ear of corn
bewitches at husking bee…
caress of corn silk
Monica Kakkar, India & USA
weathered
and withered
the old pot stone
and I
share a story
Tracy Davidson, UK
the stone pot's spout
pours a generous measure
of time
Tracy Davidson, UK
fossils—
how hollow
we are within
Nitu Yumnam, India
craters
…even the Earth bears
the weight of scars
Nitu Yumnam, India
sparkling rain
trapped in a pothole—
everyday struggles:
when will my time
to shine come?
Nitu Yumnam, India