Me: How much cake is left?
Spouse: None.
Me: No cake?!? That’s the worst amount of cake. Continue reading “Infinite Cake”
Author: marylowd
Mortality Poems
by Mary E. Lowd
Death is too big a subject
To come at straight on
You need to circle around it
Stalking it Continue reading “Mortality Poems”
Wishing for More Wishes
by Mary E. Lowd
Wish for magic
And the puffs of fluff
From the dandelion pompon
Float away in the air Continue reading “Wishing for More Wishes”
Fireworks Unicorn
by Mary E. Lowd
Fireworks in the sky
Sparks dancing in the air
Flashes of light trace out
The hoof beats of a galloping mare Continue reading “Fireworks Unicorn”
Fireworks on Europa
by Mary E. Lowd
When sunsets become familiar
And even full moons
Happen twelve times a year Continue reading “Fireworks on Europa”
Side Effect
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.
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”