by Mary E. Lowd
Delicate crystal
Beautiful to behold
Sprung from the roots
Of an invaluable willow Continue reading “Willow Root Crystals”
An e-zine about spaceships, aliens, science, memory, motherhood, magic, and cats.
by Mary E. Lowd
Delicate crystal
Beautiful to behold
Sprung from the roots
Of an invaluable willow Continue reading “Willow Root Crystals”
by Mary E. Lowd
The crystals in her antlers
Resonate
Picking up signals
Long forgotten sigils Continue reading “Led by Her Antlers”
by Mary E. Lowd
Mementos, treasures
Living tokens
Of a place she’s forgotten
—not fully forgotten— Continue reading “Remembering Jellyfish on Neptune XVI”
by Mary E. Lowd
A moment of communion
A sample taken
To bring home
To her spaceship’s aquarium Continue reading “Collecting Jellyfish on Neptune XVI”
by Mary E. Lowd
Gentle, peaceful
Her fur is thick
So the sting won’t hurt
She traveled far Continue reading “Touching Jellyfish on Neptune XVI”
by Mary E. Lowd
Awkward first date
Between a cat and a collie
She loves the chaos
He likes things orderly Continue reading “Coffee Date”
by Mary E. Lowd
Turning my mind inside out
Letting my ideas fly free
They’ve been trapped inside Continue reading “Scraping Out the Inside of My Mind”
by Mary E. Lowd
The otter is charming
But the cat is coy
His banter may be disarming
But she can play him like a catnip toy Continue reading “The Dapper Otter and the Flirty Feline”
by Mary E. Lowd
A pair of goldfish mages
Cast their spells
And compelled
The water to form around them Continue reading “Freedom is a Cat”
by Mary E. Lowd
Like fish in a school
These butterflies travel
Floating and fluttering
In tight formation Continue reading “The Butterfly Dragon”