Category: Poem

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”

by Mary E. Lowd

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Purring sweetly
Claws sheathed neatly

Pumpkin grinning
Wicked, yet winning Continue reading “Pumpkin Tricks, Kitten Treats”

by Mary E. Lowd

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The stars in her scales
Keep her in health
Twinkling & sparkling
Devouring any inkling
Any glimmer of danger
The slightest
The smallest Continue reading “The Blue Dragon Sparkles”

by Mary E. Lowd

September 5, 2019

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The yellow rosebud holds a secret in its petals,‬
‪Like a promise,‬
‪On the tip of the tongue,‬
‪Unspoken,‬
‪Uncertain,‬
‪Waiting for the moment when trust blooms,‬ Continue reading “The Yellow Rosebud”

by Mary E. Lowd

August 29, 2016

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The ocean waves
Wash over
The broken shells,
Singing
Like wind chimes. Continue reading “Broken Shells”