Notes to a Witch, by Kate Copeland

Tattoo, by Romina Ciaffi (Netherlands, b. Argentina) 2023

Notes to a Witch

When she is unable to stop the heavy heart
from swaying away on heavy tails, more
decidedly during winter, less magic where
love seems cold, beyond a longing water -

When she feels fairly quicksandy, however
trying, catching a shadow’s spell in his blue
eyes, brightly blended with grey - 

There is where she lasts unbroken, seizing 
the crisp-cripple sky, covered in leaves, she
re-gains strength for new spring to come.

Then is when she sees a witch painting her
waves, around the white heather, and if ever
she needs more magic, she notes: 

She knows a collection of raven, sable, and
knows that leaves grow back in cornered 
parks. New love, a precious day ahead.

She knows a collection of roots, and counts 
on circling, to a longing place, holds out
despite the cold. A shawl decidedly around
her shoulders. Notes taken.

Kate Copeland

Kate Copeland started absorbing books ever since a little lass. Her love for words led her to teaching & translating; her love for art & water to poetry…please find her pieces @The Ekphrastic Review, Poets’ Choice, First Lit.Review-East, Wildfire Words, The Metaworker, The Weekly/Five South, New Feathers, AltPoetryPrompts  a.o. Her recent Insta reads: www.instagram.com/kate.copeland.poems/  Over the years, she worked at literary festivals and Breathe-Read-Write-sessions, recent linguistic-poetry workshops were via the IWWG (more workshops in the making). Kate was born @ harbour city and adores housesitting @ the world.