by Mary E. Lowd
Roboticist and robot—
One created the other
From metal circuitry and plastic scraps
Bits of nothing Continue reading “Mother and Daughter”
Category: Poem
Galactic Spider
by Mary E. Lowd
The galaxy spinner
Weaving star dust together
Bestial yet celestial
Full of so much potential Continue reading “Galactic Spider”
Galactic Web
The Otter’s Violet Flying Ship
by Mary E. Lowd
As the space-time continuum shatters
The otter pilot ponders
In a moment stretched to forever
About what really matters Continue reading “The Otter’s Violet Flying Ship”
The Otter’s Green Flying Machine
by Mary E. Lowd
Ornately patterned green
Lines the walls of this machine
The otter flies her ship
Perfectly equipped Continue reading “The Otter’s Green Flying Machine”
Poetry Incarnate
by Mary E. Lowd
She sheds poetry
Like a cat sheds fur
The words dripping off her
In lyrical phrases Continue reading “Poetry Incarnate”
The Iris Dragon
by Mary E. Lowd
Irises don’t know they’re flowers
Thinking they’re made of tougher stuff
—the boldness of purple!
—their petals’ tower-like fold! Continue reading “The Iris Dragon”
The Daisy Dragon
by Mary E. Lowd
The daisy blooms are summer’s snow
Frosting fields with white
Like an empty page
Waiting for you to write Continue reading “The Daisy Dragon”
The Daffodil Dragon
by Mary E. Lowd
A heart of gold
But not the metal kind
—cold & unyielding—
No, the vibrant kind Continue reading “The Daffodil Dragon”
Sister to the Yellow Fog
by Mary E. Lowd
Half-formed she stalks the night
Obscuring light from lanterns
In the alley way Continue reading “Sister to the Yellow Fog”