Photos by Farah Sosa
Handful of Earth
Earth Seed School: rituals
As I close my eyes,
I offer gratitude,
and ask permission.
I gather a bit of dirt
in my fingertips,
wet it with a few drops
of the moonwater we’ve carried,
and smear the paint of this place
on the page, in thanks
for the wisdom and support
of this specific earth.
“As we walk with and are held up by the same
dirt, the same earth, that nourished Octavia
E. Butler both in life and ancestorhood,
How can we first express gratitude for the
elements that work together to provide
the foundation for life?”