The Old Witch

Texture: sugar sand x pumice float

Scent: caramel, cinnamon, coffee, vanilla

The Old Witch

A crooked figure watches you
with knotted fingers curled,
a sharp-eyed gaze that seems too keen
for such a quiet world.

She looks too much like village tales
of witches and of crones,
yet beckons you across the yard
in sweet, alluring tones.