by Mary E. Lowd
I thought I was happy
When I refused to let the pain
Overtake me Continue reading “You’ve Touched Me”
Category: Poem
Hands Embrace My Face
by Mary E. Lowd
My hand touches my face
A gesture that could mean anything
The skittering creatures of my hands
Have sought safety and solace Continue reading “Hands Embrace My Face”
The Fundamental Particle
by Mary E. Lowd
The universe is being built
Over and over again
Piece by piece
By every mind that wakes up in it Continue reading “The Fundamental Particle”
The Dandelion Who Thought She Was an Orchid
by Mary E. Lowd
I thought I was an orchid
Surrounded by shining
Gleaming
Sun-reflecting Continue reading “The Dandelion Who Thought She Was an Orchid”
Driftwood Woman
by Mary E. Lowd
I am a piece of driftwood
On a foreign shore
Your waves and storms
Moods and frowns Continue reading “Driftwood Woman”
Sisters
by Mary E. Lowd
I’ve been managing other people’s feelings
Since before I could speak
I calmed my mother
Enraged my father Continue reading “Sisters”
More Sense Than Coffee Spoons
by Mary E. Lowd
Sometimes my life feels like a budget
I need to balance
Allocating hours
To some activities, at the expense of others
Trying to optimize
My time Continue reading “More Sense Than Coffee Spoons”
The Hourglass
by Mary E. Lowd
Am I the hour glass
Or the sand passing through
Its gossamer waist
One grain at a time? Continue reading “The Hourglass”
Zoetrope
by Mary E. Lowd
You only see a zoetrope of my life
Sampling more regularly sometimes
Less regularly others
And yet you know me so well Continue reading “Zoetrope”
Merriment Better than a Crown
by Mary E. Lowd
The lion, coyote, and bear
Argue and fight
Who is best?
Who is right? Continue reading “Merriment Better than a Crown”