Turning Mud Into Gold

Guy Hogan on Jan 4, 2011

My niece owns a pottery shop.

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Two of the four walls were windows

The sun hid behind a cloud

Unglazed pottery sat on shelves that lined the other two walls

I asked about the price of the clay

She said she got it from the riverbank

I was surprised

I always thought she had it delivered

The sun came out from behind the cloud

Later I sat at my workstation

I could picture her digging in the mud

It was just like being a writer

The End

Girls Gone Wild is a flash fiction short story.

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Comments (20)

PSingh1990 on Jan 4, 2011
Nice Share.
justinkh on Jan 4, 2011
Nice article, never really realized how clay could end up becoming very valuable haha
Prometheus Ridley Scott on Jan 4, 2011
If only mud could turn into gold! Good little write.
UncleSammy on Jan 4, 2011
Really a nice share, see you around
coffeeadict on Jan 4, 2011
Creativity is a gift, and you can use it in many different ways. I used to paint a lot, but have come off it a bit, lately.
Larry Fish on Jan 4, 2011
Well done, thanks for sharing a great one.
strovek on Jan 4, 2011
Interesting
ashan1614 on Jan 4, 2011
Amazing how we can take something that seems worthless and turn it into something that’s priceless.
Ruby Hawk on Jan 4, 2011
absolutely, we create from what we have.
Jimmy Shilaho on Jan 4, 2011
Its human creativity.
Sunjhini on Jan 4, 2011
wonderful share
bigpapadan on Jan 4, 2011
I love the analogy, this is a great one.
Val Mills on Jan 4, 2011
Love the idea of digging in the mud to feed our creative efforts.
Christine Ramsay on Jan 4, 2011
Your niece must be so creative. A wonderful poem.

Christine
shakugan123 on Jan 4, 2011
poem is pottery, it reflects the emotion of the creator
quiet voice on Jan 4, 2011
Interesting life picture. Take care.
Mark Gomez on Jan 4, 2011
Nice pic
lapasan on Jan 4, 2011
good poem.
J M Lennox on Jan 5, 2011
Creativity comes in all forms. I’m such a fan of yours. Love your writing.
albert1jemi on Jan 5, 2011
Great article!!

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