온 우주를 잉태하는 식물의 자궁이자 새로운 개체로 자라날 생명의 가장 근원적인 원인 물질 ‘씨앗’. 김응교의 시는 바로 이 ‘씨앗’의 상상력의 결실이다. 시인의 말씀[言]이라는 씨앗은 사원[寺]에 안착함으로써 시가 된다.
1999년 하늘연못에서 출간한 그의 첫시집을 복간했다. 시인의 뜻에 따라 일부 시는 새로이 고쳐 썼다.

늙은소 ······················3

1부 사시미에 대한 명상
책 ························7
냄비 ·······················8
외짝 구두 ·····················9
콩나물국 ····················11
통조림 ·····················12
雪國 ······················14
집으로 가는 길 ··················16
얼큰싱글 ····················18
오뎅 ······················19
낡은 구두 ····················21
오, 묘한 맛사지 ·················23
이력서 ·····················25
오사카 카나리아 ·················26
까마귀 ·····················28
꽃제비·1 ····················30
꽃제비·2 ····················31
동경에 가신다구요 ················33
빈방 ······················34
홀로 있어도 숲이다 ················35

2부 얼얼 초록힘
아기 먼동 ····················39
메주 ······················41
喪家는 아늑하다 ·················43
초당에 오르다 ··················45
번개 ······················47
사천 ······················49
노다지 ·····················51
막걸리 ·····················52
시냇물 ·····················53
길 ·······················54
철탑 ······················55
배짱 ······················56
堤防 ······················57
얼얼 초록힘 ···················58

3부 다시 찾은 뒷골목
쑥국새야 ····················63
항해 ······················64
눈 ·······················66
애인에게 보내는 葉書 ···············67
수감자 ·····················68
탈영병 ·····················69
버드나무 ····················71
실십자가 ····················72
청부업자 ····················74
엄마 ······················76
코미디 ·····················77
다시 찾은 뒷골목 ·················79
프리지어 ····················81
묘비명 ·····················82
민들레 밥상 ···················84
무쇠다리 ····················86
立秋 ······················88
마지막 한 잔 ···················90
쇠창살 편지 ···················92
새 떼 ······················96
추신 ······················97
햇살 ······················100

4부 씨앗에게 인사한다
바다 ······················103
저능아의 어머니날 ················104
첫 교실 ·····················105
손 ·······················107
묘 ·······················110
굴비 ······················112
월롱리 까망머리 ·················114
파주 ······················116
再會 ······················119
봄들이 하는 말 ·················120
시든 잎 ·····················121
씨앗에게 인사한다 ················122

＜씨앗＞의 상상력 / 유성호 ···········123
낡고 오래된 씨앗도 싹이 튼다 / 안상학 ·······136
김응교는 ····················149