TINY SEED JOURNAL

Family, friends, teachers planted seeds since birth. Confidence, judgment, self-discipline lay dormant, waited for opportune conditions, time to mature. Conscientiousness, tolerance hid within like buried treasure, awaited discovery. Curiosity, creativity,…

Bowed planks, soft from the change of seasons, sag in the cleft of the tree. They are forgotten scraps, gathered and assembled with a child’s sense of infinite possibility. Tenderly,…

That night, Abundance washed over us. Sorrow Compassion Whisky Anger And love. In the aftermath Scorched earth. Trees, emaciated. Nothing stirred. Soon enough, though Shoots persevered Achingly green. Buzzing returned,…

  Poem by Anne Richardson   Anne Richardson is a poet, chaplain, spiritual companion, labyrinth facilitator, and Reiki master and believes everyone’s story is sacred. She finds her poetic voice…

Seduced by the wind, Stolen on the bird’s wing, Scattered by a sinuous stream, Surrendering to mother’s rich soil, Slumbering serenely in silent time, Scrupulously caressed by sweet sunshine, Soothingly…

Carolina Wren postured on a limb Bursting forth the ancient hymn Calling to buds, blades, and seeds Awake, awake respond to the plead The winter sleep is now ended As…

SACRED tree stumps made alters gifts left behind, offerings new seedling abloom   UNTITLED SEED HAIKU 1 tiny grass seeds grow thriving among paved sidewalks push through emotions   UNTITLED…

  Photography by Martha Nance Martha Nance is a physician and sometimes-photographer of the things, mostly little things, around her. Her photos have been seen in previous Tiny Seed publications,…

the purple fiddle-head flowers were pretty at first, adorning hairy foliage so we let them be, a weed, we knew, yet somehow ornamental but then the plants turned brown, leaves…

If we remove the top predators nature is decapitated and all the seeds fly away. As seeds we can blow anywhere you want to travel. We can even create a…

Photography by K.L Johnston   K.L. Johnston is a photographer and poet whose images first appeared in 2014 in South Carolina ETV's in-house magazine "Scene". Since then, her photos have…

The constant friends in joy and sadness have long since scattered after the party or before the tragic news. Are there any you support? If you're asking me I run…

Gobbled up, by a bird, No greater function, purpose served. But await, bird alights, Leaving stains, Black and white. In it spy, tiny seed, Now to grow, Purposefully.   Poem…

Our sunny corner on Chesapeake Street is lined with pine trees and bamboo stalks. She is filled with cherry blossom petals in April, And the deep orange Maple trees of…

rewind to Autumn when I inherited a raised bed garden from the teacher before me, soil cracked and dry, tan remains of weeds bending in time to the heat blast…

  Poem by Samaa Abdurraqib   Samaa Abdurraqib is a Black/Queer/Muslim writer living in unceded Wabanaki territory, close to the ocean and the mountains. Recently, her poetry can be found…

Rose, Orchid and Daisy Photography by Caitlin Garvey Caitlin Garvey (b. Brooklyn, New York) is a Virginia-based photographer whose work explores the themes of identity and relationship. Drawing inspiration from…

This is how to listen. This is how to pray before dawn. This is how to feel alive in your own skin. This is how to feed the birds. This…