A Basket of Rice Balls

by reminiscent-afterthought

Maybe they look a little plain, but in the centre of each of them is a plum.

2. Witch

A/N: Written for the Freeverse Frenzie Competition, poem 36. Also for table 10 on prompt central, prompt #002: Witch. The character in this is Akito.

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A Basket of Rice Balls
2. Witch

She refused to see them go

So she dug her nested bed
as small as possible

And left a row of thorns
to hedge her territory.

Maybe the roses
had their own allure
but a small prick
would bring them back (to her)

Under her spell.