Sprig of Secrets necklace As the last breath of

As the last breath of winter fades into memory

It lands with a dull tap

Around their wrists they wore simple bands

It began at the boundary where the summer fair dissolved into hedges and foxgloves

Some say he still walks the ocean floor

Sprig of Secrets necklace As the last breath ofSomewhere in the hollow, I twist through roots and moss, searching. My tiny hands trace the earth, brushing against stone and leaf, desperate for the wand I lost. It is small, unassuming, yet it carries a pulse of the forest I cannot forget the hum of life, the whisper of magic threaded into wood. I hear it before I see it, faint and insistent, glinting where the moonlight catches the curves of a twig. My chest lifts with hope, claws trembling as I