After several hours listening to an AI clone of my voice, constantly judging whether it’s hitting quite the right note, I find I feel weird when I actually speak out loud, because I’m still in the habit of carefully monitoring & judging my voice. It makes everything sound weird.
Month: June 2024
The Flower Castle
by Mary E. Lowd
Lost among the flowers
—large as clouds, puffy & high
Up in the sky—
A castle grows Continue reading “The Flower Castle”
Sea Foam Colored Dream
by Mary E. Lowd
Drive away
The pain & fear
With joyous noise—
Memories held dear Continue reading “Sea Foam Colored Dream”
What Good is the Dawn
by Mary E. Lowd
The song that once seemed dull
Sparkles now
Pulling you to sea Continue reading “What Good is the Dawn”
Too Much Emotion and a Hole in my Heart
by Mary E. Lowd
The past calls to you
With a song you almost remember
A song you sang along with when
You were small Continue reading “Too Much Emotion and a Hole in my Heart”
Another Wave at the Pier
by Mary E. Lowd
A sentimental past
That never existed
Just ghosts born
From remembrance Continue reading “Another Wave at the Pier”
The Impossibility of Being Understood
by Mary E. Lowd
When everything connects to everything else
In an ever twisting
Ever winding
Ever tangled Continue reading “The Impossibility of Being Understood”
Canine Clowns
by Mary E. Lowd
There isn’t room for echoes
Of hateful words too long remembered
Or lamentations
Of relationships long dead Continue reading “Canine Clowns”
Wishing
by Mary E. Lowd
Crystal shivers with light
Stars quiver so bright
She catches one Continue reading “Wishing”
Celestial Dance
by Mary E. Lowd
A star dancing under starlight
And a moon whirling
In front of the moon
When the universe turns
All topsy-turvy Continue reading “Celestial Dance”