Museum Of Sacred Art

Museum Of Sacred Art
© Surazeus
2025 11 11

While digging post holes along the dirt road 
to erect barbed-wire fence around his cows, 
Scott finds large clay pot buried in thick mud, 
so he washes it clean in the cool stream 
and sets it on the table by warm hearth 
for while he reads books in the leather chair. 

Despite adverse spallation of his heart 
that suffers impact from teasing of friends, 
Scott relates grand tale of discovery 
with humble pride of sagacious respect 
at how celestial fate revealed his prize 
when gold beams pierced dark clouds of ignorance. 

While sipping coffee in late evening glow 
that shimmers through lace curtain by his head, 
Scott explains to every awed visitor 
that this clay pot he found by the dirt road 
was made at least one thousand years ago 
by hands that invented abstract art. 

While rubbing gritty side of the clay pot 
during revelation of its sacred state, 
Scott gawks with unbelieving eyes of faith 
when sparkling spirit swirls from hollow pot, 
like genie from the lamp Aladdin found, 
and glows before him with Plutonian aura. 

Surprised at appearance of the star ghost 
that incorporates in tall black-haired woman, 
Scott listens as her thunder-subtle voice 
proclaims her sacred name is Onatah 
for she embodies spirit of this land 
that nurtures corn with its silky gold hair. 

Awed by transcendent beauty of her face 
that images fertile soul of the land, 
Scott shields his face from her electric glow 
which emanates from eyeless mask of love 
as radiant gleam on surface of the pot 
with heart-transforming sense of timeless truth. 

Packing clay pot in sturdy box of faith 
wrapped tight with cushioning pads of respect, 
Scott transports sacred treasure from his field 
to university-funded museum 
preserving fragile artefacts of art 
in glass cases for people to observe. 

As docent in Museum of Sacred Art 
where he volunteers after he retires, 
Scott narrates to curious visitors 
respectful tales of ancient native tribes 
that highlight progress in science and art 
based on cultured bonds with cycles of nature.