Riverbed Glyphs

Broken pieces of a teacup lay scattered along the muddy bank, their painted blooms repeating in faded echoes across the silt. The delicate floral design wasn’t confined to single shards—fragments unearthed nearby continued the pattern, hinting at a larger whole lost to the river's passage. A metallic tang rose from the exposed iron clay beneath, mingling with the cool scent of water as it seeped into the porcelain cracks. Though fragmented and distorted by immense pressure over centuries, each piece resonated with a history beyond its original form—a quiet testament to cycles absorbed and re-presented in the earth’s slow unfolding.