From the collection The Immediate and No Sooner, published in 2021.
Shadorma 270
Ice blue day
Clouds in white towers
loom above
low buildings
The wind a hammer the air
in shards. My hands ache.
1/20/20
Shadorma 271
Petty me
I make sure to take
the seat at
the table
I know you want just because
it so annoys you
1/30/20
Shadorma 272
Shape the clay
circles and spirals
like seashells
or ears. Smooth
their curves with your fingers. Hear
the voice of the clay.
1/30/20
Claudia McGill Writes Poetry, Did You Know That? 
I love that idea in the final poem of letting the materials lead the way in the creative process.
Thank you. Because you know, the older I get, the more I think the paint or crayons or pen are leading me, I’m just going along with what they want to do! I say that somewhat facetiously but…I do really think it, too.
#272 spoke to me as a ceramicist!
Thank you, yes, me too, this is my experience of how I feel doing my clay work. I love the way clay feels in my hands.