by Mary E. Lowd
Sleek and mechanical
Smooth and made of metal
Ready to swim
Too stubborn to sink Continue reading “River Otter Robot”
An e-zine about spaceships, aliens, science, memory, motherhood, magic, and cats.
by Mary E. Lowd
Sleek and mechanical
Smooth and made of metal
Ready to swim
Too stubborn to sink Continue reading “River Otter Robot”
by Mary E. Lowd
The moon
Like a pearl
Eclipses the sun
Like a beating heart Continue reading “A Pearl Cat is Born”
by Mary E. Lowd
Her coat is a kaleidoscope
Of colors under the moon Continue reading “Moonlit Kaleidocorn”
by Mary E. Lowd
Glimmer and gleam
This unicorn’s sheen
Wraps around her like armor
No one can stop her
No storm can harm her Continue reading “Gleaming Glimmercorn”
by Mary E. Lowd
Swirls and curls
Rainbow ringlets
This unicorn gets
Lost in a world Continue reading “Pastel Swirlicorn”
by Mary E. Lowd
Pearly opalescence
Opal pearlessence
It’s no coincidence that feline
Rhymes with divine
by Mary E. Lowd
The Queen of the Sea
Wished for a Feline Companion
So her Court Wizard
Took a handful of pearls
From the Queen’s Royal Jewels
And scattered them Continue reading “The Pearlescent Companion”
by Mary E. Lowd
Step dainty
Step careful
The crystals are sharp Continue reading “Passing the Witch’s Test”
by Mary E. Lowd
Fish flies one way
The otter flies another
Searching, searching
Following the cries of a hungry belly Continue reading “The Flying Otter Hunts”
by Mary E. Lowd
Fierce and flying
Claws at the ready
Fish fleeing
Scales quivering
But they won’t be saved by crying Continue reading “The Flying Otter Hungers”