by Mary E. Lowd
Cool, pale, sunlight-yellow
A cheerful veneer
Hiding the anger Continue reading “The Windswept Rose”
The Invitation
by Mary E. Lowd
A telepathic invitation beams
Straight into your brain
Straightaway letting you know
It’s time to go Continue reading “The Invitation”
Chrysalis Can Wait
by Mary E. Lowd
Originally published in Paw Prints Beyond the Moon, July 2024
Warm air, sun-dappled pink tea roses, and the drowsy hum of bees melted away the cold from outer space that chilled the Time Tortoise. He had hidden inside his shell, wrapped in his silken robe, and watched the spiral galaxy, Galapagofrey, twist and crush down into a pinpoint black hole. Supermassive. His home galaxy was gone.
He needed something new. Continue reading “Chrysalis Can Wait”
Standing at the Edge of Forever
by Mary E. Lowd
Feet frozen from the ice cold water
So numb, I can’t feel the sand
The sun keeps dropping lower
This is where I’ve chosen to stand Continue reading “Standing at the Edge of Forever”
The Endless Sea
by Mary E. Lowd
Lacy wavelets chase
Away from a diminishing horizon Continue reading “The Endless Sea”
Tiny Rainbow Kraken
by Mary E. Lowd
Scuttling, scurrying
Tentacles wrangling
Rainbow shell glistening Continue reading “Tiny Rainbow Kraken”
The Seashell Monster
by Mary E. Lowd
Roaring with the waves
Rising from the deep
Chasing what it craves Continue reading “The Seashell Monster”
The Dragon and the Unicorn
by Mary E. Lowd
Best of friends, strolling and talking
Sharing their longing, for days gone by Continue reading “The Dragon and the Unicorn”
The Octopus Kite
by Mary E. Lowd
A very happy kite
Waving in the wind
Only truly alive
As long as the air lifts them Continue reading “The Octopus Kite”
Collecting Seashells
by Mary E. Lowd
Broken fragments
Of underwater life
Discarded, crumbling Continue reading “Collecting Seashells”