Category: Poem

by Mary E. Lowd

Composed on Threads, 12/16/2023

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We make up rules
To help survive the chaos
But when the chaos
Changes the world
So the rules no longer make sense Continue reading “Follow the Rules to Ruin”

by Mary E. Lowd

Composed on Threads, 12/15/2023

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We are all the cosmos’s dog
Companion to the universe
Small, short-lasting flickers
Of friendship
And exuberance Continue reading “The Cosmos’s Dog”

by Mary E. Lowd

A Deep Sky Anchor Original

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The universe is a machine
For generating conversations;
When every possible conversation
Has been had,
The multi-verse will be complete. Continue reading “The Multitudinous Conversation”

by Mary E. Lowd

A Deep Sky Anchor Original

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If you look under my skin
You’ll find a collection
Of several octopuses
Trying awkwardly to cooperate
To steer this human-skeleton-mecha-thingy Continue reading “Several Octopuses in a Trench Coat”

by Mary E. Lowd

A Deep Sky Anchor Original

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My stomach is a confused bunny
Poor rabbit, hopping in circles
Weak and afraid

My brain is an angry cat
Stalking, lurking, judging
Ready to hiss
Ready to slash Continue reading “I am a Zoo”

by Mary E. Lowd

A Deep Sky Anchor Original

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I.

I don’t know if you would
Have made me happy
But your absence
Makes me sad

We’ll never know if you would have
Been my favorite Continue reading “Ode to an Artisanal, Limited Release Plushie”

by Mary E. Lowd

A Deep Sky Anchor Original

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I.

I see broken pieces of you
Shards
Sharp and catching
All around in the world Continue reading “The Smirking Man”

by Mary E. Lowd

A birthday gift for Janet on 11/15/2023

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Can a few words burn brightly enough
To light all the seasons
Of a life?

Which words?
How do we find them?

This is why we read Continue reading “Some Words Burn Brightly”

by Mary E. Lowd

A birthday gift for Janet on 11/15/2023

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Before rationality?!?
Words are noise
Imprisonment
In
Static

With rationality:
Words are argument
Looping, looping Continue reading “The Limits of Reason”

by Mary E. Lowd

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Is it a cat
bewitched to become
a pumpkin?

Or a pumpkin
bewitched to become
a cat? Continue reading “Pumpkin-Cat”