The watcher waters, waits
for seeds to leaf in two, then four.
The quickest end
to this green vigil
is to plant a few rows more.
I wonder,
as I wander
through this furrowed, dirty sea,
How slow
seem I to grow
the seeds planted in me?
Ashley Reiter is a speculative fiction writer based in British Columbia. Her debut novel, Resonance Between Our Suns, will pre-launch on Kickstarter early 2027. She is the author of the children's picture books The Lonely Bear Who Went Looking For A Party and Tell Me a Story Mumma.
Crafting Eden, her monthly newsletter, invites readers into conversations in search of the beautiful, resonant, and true.