Handmade

Whenever I see people use their hands to create

Something beautiful or functional, I naturally gravitate

Towards them- I want to watch them in the process

In a world where most of us are obsessed

With increasing levels of productivity

I find it quite refreshing to see

People making things using manual skills

Watching their labors of love my heart fills

With a warmth that nothing produced in a factory can provide

I want to see their eyes shine with unmistakable pride

As they near completion, ready to display

The work they have done in their unique way

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Increasingly I have come to value

Handmade objects, especially if they are one of a kind too

In a world where AI is set to dominate commercial design

Handmade for me the ultimate luxury defines