Corn dollies have possibly been around since the pre-Christian days of the UK. Despite the name, they don’t all look like dolls, but instead are incredibly intricate and artistic designs made out of the last sheaf of grain cut at the end of harvest.
Your prompt is CORN DOLLIES
A spirit braided
Trapped and mangled until spring
Possibly unwise
It is thought that the corn dollies (corn being the equivalent word to grain in the US) are meant to trap the spirit of the field and keep it safe until spring. At that time, the dolly is buried back in the field to release the spirit.
My dolly squeaked out
a blessing, or maybe a curse -
we'll find out next year.
Omega Alpha
We bury the harvest ghost
Say hi to the worms