by Mary E. Lowd
March 13, 2021
Back to back
Cat to cat
Secrets pass
They’re on the lookout
Guarding against what?
Know one knows Continue reading “Two Cats”
Category: Poem
Black Cat in Stillness
by Mary E. Lowd
March 21, 2021
Dark, round & weighty
Silky, black & velvety
Can anyone escape?
Beware, if you traipse
Too close to this
Gravitational pull Continue reading “Black Cat in Stillness”
Kitten Becomes Cat
by Mary E. Lowd
March 2, 2021
Fuzzy kitten
Small and sweet
Tiny ears and tiny feet
Give it time
And kittens grow
So, so fast
Faster than you know Continue reading “Kitten Becomes Cat”
Raccoons
by Mary E. Lowd
March 13, 2021
Heists and capers
This pack of bandits
Is at the ready
Already dressed
Masks o’er faces
Rings around tails Continue reading “Raccoons”
The Cat and the Birdhouse
Mary E. Lowd
March 21, 2021
Wait for the birds
Where they’re sure to come
Home to roost
Crouch in a house
Much too small
Knowing you have but to wait Continue reading “The Cat and the Birdhouse”
Egret
by Mary E. Lowd
March 12, 2021
The egret wanders
Through the waters
Snacking as it goes
Its white plumage shows
Sunlight and shadows
Playing so brightly Continue reading “Egret”
Sheep
Mary E. Lowd
March 12, 2021
The shy sheep peers
Between branches of the tree
Holding back its ears
Wondering and wanting
The bravery for asking Continue reading “Sheep”
Snow Dog
Mary E. Lowd
March 7, 2021
The sun’s a star
Its light from the sky
Glitters over ice
Morning is nigh
Two ears emerge
Mere triangles Continue reading “Snow Dog”
Snow Day
by Mary E. Lowd
March 9, 2021
Dogs and snow!
On adventures they will go!
Roll in powder,
Taste the flakes,
Staying inside today,
Would be a great mistake. Continue reading “Snow Day”
Indoor Cat
by Mary E. Lowd
March 7, 2021
Oh cruel glass,
Doth block the way,
Tween youthful cat,
And yonder play.
What shall a cat do?
So sadly restrained… Continue reading “Indoor Cat”