brand for identification,
crown of thorns, tears
of blood em-bed-ded in
the cottonwood, wounds
in the aspen bark, elk
rubbed a cross with his
spiritual antlers, the trees
growing together to form
a veil, the cottonwood
groves, Colorado's most
productive natural ecosystem,
of great diversity and abundant
life, food and shelter for wildlife,
emerald and black tapestry,
habitat for the witch, her spells
cast from the horsehair-weaved
magpie nest, the witch informed
the woodcutter the tree he intended
to "convert" to furniture crafted
by the Amish had good spirits
living inside and no curse would
be applied, she helped him load
the tree on his horse-drawn sled
while she bled red,

she is marked with
purpura, the witch's
purple hemorrhage
of blood on her hand
and foot affected equally,
punctured in the wilderness,
non-Christian, the sage,
a contemplater of tutelary
spirits, mystically inducing
the Stigmata of the Witch
in meditation of the itiriti
snake, kundalini, a dynamic
rapport with The Stigmata
of the Witch, a quick healing
process...
 

Copyright 11/17/2009 Ms. Sage Sweetwater, firebrand lesbian novelist