(Imagine a Wise Woman in the old days, her hair just turning grey. She wears slightly ragged clothes. She walks through the forest at night …)
The Crooked Path
Alone I walk the crooked path
A heavy basket upon my back
Through moonlit groves to home at last
Guided by dimming stars above my head
Through the valley and around the bend
With eager eyes do I see the gate ahead
Behind me lays the farmer’s hedge
Beyond the hill does my cottage stand
Away from village lights and prying eyes
I work a craft they cannot understand
My garden beckons while …

Introduction by RavensEye
The Mysticwicks poetry contest started in the Poetry and Literature forum back in 2005.
The contest was designed for poets to show case their work and have fun with the challenges of themed or non-themed contests.
The process of the contest is simple. 1) There is a submission thread, where the rules for the contest are explained. The rules include when the deadline for the submissions are and whether or not there is a theme. 2) Once the deadline for the submissions has been reached, then a …