This is the end.
My broom has been into every corner
Between each crack and crevice
I have swept the old year clean away
I have spun the joys and tears
Wound them, spooled them into balls of wool and thread and hope
Ready for the knitting and the weaving
She and her scissors will not catch me unprepared
Cinnamon, cloves
Nutmeg and allspice hang in the air
Mingling with the scent of sage and smoke
But the ashes are cold in the hearth
A new log waits there
Expectant
While her goose foot crunches toward me through the snow
This is the beginning.
Lissa Sloan is the author of Glass and Feathers, a transformational continuation of the traditional Cinderella tale. Her fairy tale poems and short stories have appeared in The Fairy Tale Magazine, Niteblade Magazine, Corvid Queen, Three Ravens Podcast, and anthologies from World Weaver Press. Visit Lissa online at lissasloan.com, or connect on Facebook, Instagram, @lissa_sloan, or Twitter, @LissaSloan.
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