Category: Poem

by Mary E. Lowd

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At a really deep level
I still pull my punches
I believe that if I don’t settle
For less than I want from you Continue reading “Inside the Safety”

by Mary E. Lowd

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Sparkling scintillating winter lights and snow

I just need to type things to test out how this goes Continue reading “Testing Keyboards on Potential New Laptops”

by Mary E. Lowd

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One after another they flip
Changing their minds
Because everyone else around them
Changed their minds first Continue reading “Think for Yourself”

by Mary E. Lowd

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I wrote a poem in my mind
But by the time
My fingers reached the keys
All the words had fled Continue reading “Fleeting Endurance”

by Mary E. Lowd

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I treated him like a role model
And he treats me like an acquaintance
Happy to say hello
Willing to acknowledge my greatness
So long as I make sure
My greatness is inarguable
He wouldn’t want to be accused of favoritism Continue reading “Uncle”

by Mary E. Lowd

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Scheming, scheming
Piper is dreaming
Of glorious trouble
Glittering rubble
All caused by claws Continue reading “The Cat and the Christmas Tree”

by Mary E. Lowd

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Without a shore
A wave curls inward
Flies outward
Nowhere to land
Everything stored Continue reading “Shoreless”

by Mary E. Lowd

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Like it literally hurts him to smile
But he’s doing it anyway
For you Continue reading “His Smile”

by Mary E. Lowd

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The amount of specific and varied
Sincere praise that is offered Continue reading “The Amount of Praise”

by Mary E. Lowd

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I can’t always tell the difference between us
And it makes me want to scream Continue reading “Echoes”