April 2019 – Page 2 – Tiny Seed Literary Journal

Ode against a dying tree

See the breath, cold tree, flowing out from near to far Smoky-stop, I don’t know why this breath disperses, pooling leaves turn gray Even young blind nature with all its…

Nature in the Now

Flight of Fancy

- Terry Bodine A graduate of the College of William & Mary, Terry Hall Bodine works as housing coordinator at University of Lynchburg. Recent publication credits include Roanoke Review, Scintilla,…

The Waterfall

4 Apr 201925 Mar 2019

The well-worn trail follows the river through the fern-covered forest floor amongst great trees with greater canopies. The steady roar of water prompts the hiker to persevere. Feet compress soil…

Nature in the Now

seduction of winter’s lover by spring’s first warmth

- LQ McDonald III LQ reads everything he can get his hands on, writes everything he can wrap his heart around, and generally enjoy words in all their whimsy. When…

Nature Photography

Dune

3 Apr 201925 Mar 2019

Photograph by Cassandra Alfred. A native of Rockland County, N.Y., Cassandra works as a Registered Nurse. Despite this career choice, Cassandra has a passion for the arts. With the…

Nature in the Now

The Cubit of Necessity

It would be unnecessary To document the Blue-jay Coursing from branch to fragile branch In the biblical signature of wind. But I’m writing this poem For you, whether you read…

No bedtime story

2 Apr 201925 Mar 2019

In a world of gismos and gadgets galore we’re constantly on the lookout for more till we’re up to our noses in things we don’t need holding an iPhone in…

Nature in the Now

Brief Respite from the Rain

"She believes she is herself, which isn’t complete madness, it’s belief... a surface of water in an uninhabited world... you wouldn’t think of her form by thinking about water..." --Mei-Mei…

Nature in the Now

Hanover

Connecticut River, thinned to a tensionless film, almost silverleaf- mirroring the could-grey sky. A single bullnose carp, deep copper against the rivermurk– it appears frozen. A glyph installed by Damien…

Dirt Roads and Ravines

1 Apr 201925 Mar 2019

What has brought me here? The deep curve in the northeast corner of the question mark always a step away ready to take my weight. Slanted letters shaped by dirt…