Halloween pincushion # 5 and the give~away winners are.....

.....Nancy and Kristy! I knew this would be a tough choice and most guessed the bat. The next pincushion is a witch's broom. I simply made the broom part out of the felt and use a twig for the handle. This one will really look cute with the witch's hat.

I decided since only two people guessed right that I will make a Halloween pincushion for them both. Congratulations to Nancy and Kristy.

A New Broom

~~ Witt Wittmann ~~

I bought a new broom today

and swept the cobwebs down,

A thick accumulation of dregs,

a mass of tangles and smut.

I whisked a conglomeration of dust

that forever stuck—inaccessible.

Lifted the rug under which was hidden

years of grime that

Made traversing treacherous

with things that trip you up.

I rolled that rug and cast it off

and pitched the whole mess out.

I bought a new broom today

and mucked about the house.

Gone are the indignities that cannot be untwined

from the unfulfilled goals and dreams,

Cleared the place of bitter resentments

secured with insecurities.

Shackling phobias, permanently pitched

with a flick of bristles strawy,

Dismal doubts and grubby grudges

all brushed not so effortlessly away.

I bought a new broom today

and swept the corners of my brain.