by Mary E. Lowd
March 7, 2021
Angry animals,
Glaring at you,
From every direction,
Making you wonder:
What did you do?
To earn their ire? Continue reading “Quokka”
An e-zine about spaceships, aliens, science, memory, motherhood, magic, and cats.
by Mary E. Lowd
March 7, 2021
Angry animals,
Glaring at you,
From every direction,
Making you wonder:
What did you do?
To earn their ire? Continue reading “Quokka”
by Mary E. Lowd
March 7, 2021
Low in the sky,
Surrounded by a pink haze,
The sun stares lazily out at me,
Rising higher,
The sky grows bluer,
And the sun blazes bright, Continue reading “The Desert Sun Marks a Day”
by Mary E. Lowd
March 14, 2021
1.
Three deer
Reflected in a pool
The sky behind them
As colorful as a jewel
The day is theirs
Nighttime too
Three friends
With time to share Continue reading “Three Deer”
by Mary E. Lowd
April 2, 2021
The drip, drip, dripping
Of the faucet
Draws the interest
Of this small cat
Bat, bat, batting at the stream
It is not what it seems— Continue reading “The Kitten and a Stream of Water”
by Mary E. Lowd
March 11, 2021
Round as the world
Blue as the sea
Its wings are furled
And it’s staring at me
Bright orange eye
And a serious beak Continue reading “South Island Takahē”
by Mary E. Lowd
March 22, 2021
1.
One bird
Swooping over the ocean
One bird
Only one
But each feather
Each single feather
Is another Continue reading “Starlings Like Stars”
by Mary E. Lowd
February 12, 2018
Life is like
Building a sandcastle
As the tide comes in.
Eventually everything you do
Will be washed away, Continue reading “Between the Waves”
by Mary E. Lowd
March 31, 2021
If to arise you desire
Without earning my ire
Then answer thee
These riddles three… Continue reading “The Cat and the Chair”
by Mary E. Lowd
May 26, 2020
At the vanguard of the flowers,
“Charge!” cries the otter,
“Bring joy and color to the world!”
“Nay!” cry the flowers,
“We are not a battalion!” Continue reading “The Otter and the Neighing Flowers”
by Mary E. Lowd
April 6, 2020
1.
An otter and a rose,
Enjoy the sunset together—
Trading secrets,
Sharing dreams,
Whispering words,
That get carried away by the wind. Continue reading “The Otter and the Rose”