kiln

 

The firing of the kiln has reached its climax

Throwing firewood into the boiling fire

At that time

I imagine the stars in the night sky avalanching into the kiln.

The flames penetrate the clay with the power of the universe and dance freely inside the kiln.

In the mountains of Shigaraki, deer are crying

The constellation Orion shines in the night sky.

The pillar of fire of the Kumoi Kiln rises to the stars seven hundred light years away.

Anagama
Anagama

Chimney bricks, nearly 30 years old
Chimney bricks, nearly 30 years old

Fuel is split red pine wood.
Fuel is split red pine wood.