Category: Poem

by Mary E. Lowd

February 21, 2020

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Wings of light,
A ruffled dress,
Faeries flight,
Under the sun’s caress.

Flower or fae,
Who can say?
Only the third eye sees, Continue reading “What the Third Eye Sees”

by Mary E. Lowd

May 30, 2019

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The rose turns her yellow face
Open and vulnerable
Toward the yellow face
Of the sun
And dreams
The star looks back at her. Continue reading “The Yellow Rose Dreams”

by Mary E. Lowd

February 20, 2020

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Lemon butter star,
Shining from the earth,
Full of flavor,
Full of light,
When we wonder who we are,
What anything is worth,
As least we can savor, Continue reading “Lemon Butter Star”

by Mary E. Lowd

March 3, 2021

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The architecture of the daffodil
Fascinates me

Every curve and contour
So bold and exact Continue reading “Blueprint for a Daffodil”

by Mary E. Lowd

March 13, 2021

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The voices in the room
Criss-crossing
Over, under
Each other

Speaking of hope & doom
How to think
Who is right Continue reading “In the Room”

by Mary E. Lowd

Begun on 7/11/2020; finished 8/18/2023

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I need a unicorn
Whose silver fleece and shining horn
Lead the way
Down cobbled paths and sandy trails
Beside the shore Continue reading “I Need a Unicorn”

by Mary E. Lowd

January, 2006

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I.
Like a cat,
I bring you a dead mouse,
Mine has ellipses for a tail……… Continue reading “The Necromouser Cycle”

by Mary E. Lowd

Summer, 2001

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A wise Sage walked in a yard
Eating of the berries that there grew,
They tempted with color black,
They taunted with taste
Sour as were they green. Continue reading “The Sweet Berry”

by Mary E. Lowd

Spring, 2007

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Before a daughter, a time of waiting,
A time before memory.
I walk the halls of my own childhood,
Places and houses only dimly remembered;
I will not find her there
But I think I am looking. Continue reading “Waiting On Elaine”