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#firstwrite Behold, a piece by 10 year old me that I found at the bottom of a box while I was cleaning out the porch. Thought I might share it here on Opuss, because, well, why not. Haha.
A witch I have been this many a long year. My secrets held close in my heart so dear. My black book of spells, all tattered and torn. Kept far away from prying eyes that would scorn.
Bottles and bottles, They line the walls, On a hook is a cloak, Eaten and mothballed, Little yellow eyes scowl, Over a hooked nose, Dressed all in black, Even her pantyhose, A mouse keeps its...
The ring of toadstools, And ivy intertwined. They beckon you to join, To be one of their kind. Once your feet enter, Their's a big change. The world turns dark and cold, Everything looks strange.
I lifted up my crooked wand, Held it over head, And in timbre, deepened voice, I clearly, loudly, said: 'This babe, I bless with beauty. This babe, I bless with charm.
A withered shadowy figure moved in and out of the flickering fire light. A sleek ebony cat rested on the oak broom. Emerald energy clung to the beech wand in slithering tentacles of light.
Walking that edge, Between fake and real, Signing your life, With that bloody seal, Watching the parchment, As it burns, Fire in your veins, As the pact returns.
Pick a pair of sparrows, And make some hawthorn arrows, Find a half purple-gold fish, Upon it place a special wish, Capture a cat's meow, Paint your treasured cow, Tie a rainbow ribbon on a...