by Mary E. Lowd
March 22, 2021
Spiny backed
And pointy nosed
Toddling along
Wherever it goes
Not a hedgehog
Not a bird Continue reading “Echidna”
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Owl
by Mary E. Lowd
April 1, 2021
Fuzzy & funny
The owl skews an eye
Giving a quizzical look
The Wise One wonders
Why you choose to reside
Trapped inside Continue reading “Owl”
Pygmy Marmoset
by Mary E. Lowd
March 31, 2021
With the round face of an owl
Tiny hands & tiny tail
The pygmy marmoset
Is all set
To dig in
One green grape is the size
Of a watermelon Continue reading “Pygmy Marmoset”
Fox in Motion
by Mary E. Lowd
March 11, 2021
Seek and you may find
A blaze of red
Quick and bright
Darting o’er the grass
A fox, dancing
Your heart, singing Continue reading “Fox in Motion”
Fox in Stillness
by Mary E. Lowd
March 3, 2021
Foxes in parables
Are always clever fools
Tricking and taunting
Winning their way
But sometimes a fox
Gets just what they want Continue reading “Fox in Stillness”
Hippo
by Mary E. Lowd
May 5, 2021
Oh, hippo!
Lo and behold, hippo!
Thou art so small
No taller art thou
Than a Wellington boot Continue reading “Hippo”
Green Eyes
by Mary E. Lowd
March 12, 2021
Green fire
Expressing ire
And perhaps
A latent desire
If gazing could invoke
The viewer to gently stroke
Behind this feline’s ears Continue reading “Green Eyes”
Those Eyes
by Mary E. Lowd
March 13, 2021
Sunken eyes
Carved in a face
Soft and grey
Is it wise
To stare in those eyes Continue reading “Those Eyes”
Golden Eyes
by Mary E. Lowd
March 12, 2021
The gold burns brightly
Taking time nightly
To stare through your heart
Pierce you suddenly, with a start Continue reading “Golden Eyes”
Red Panda
by Mary E. Lowd
March 7, 2021
Sleeping in a tree,
Cozy as can be,
Squished between branches,
This red panda dances,
Through dreams, Continue reading “Red Panda”