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POTTERY MAKER by MARGARET MARCHAND BROWN

First Line: YELLOW THE PUEBLO, SUN!
Last Line: TO A WOMAN.
Subject(s): CRAFTSMANSHIP; POTTERY AND POTTERS; WOMEN;

Yellow the pueblo, Sun!
Tanoa squats with her clay, kneading,
Coiling rope on rope of rich red earth,
Pinching, molding.
O Sun, dry the tall olla!
Tanoa's eager brown hands are waiting,
Mixing chalk and water, pointing
Her yucca brush.
A good urn like Tanoa's
Must sell for much gold, considering
What Those Above gave for the making
To a woman.



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