Category: Poem

by Mary E. Lowd

Spring, 2007

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”

by Mary E. Lowd

Some universes
Have too many rules
And too few
Inherent contradictions

So I bid farewell
To that orderly prison
And step through the veil
To a realm of surrealist visions Continue reading “Universe, Schmooniverse”

by Mary E. Lowd

The complicated touch of an octopus
Is always out of reach
As ungraspable as stars in the sky
Each sucker disc
Moves on its own
All together, they move like a constellation
In the sky Continue reading “Octopus Eclipse”

by Mary E. Lowd

1.

As I wandered on a sunny day,
I came upon an otter along my way,
Living in a lilac bush. Continue reading “The Otter in the Lilac Bush”

by Mary E. Lowd

Fall, 2015

I used to think that if you knew something was true
about yourself, you could change it.

Know that you’re boring? Be interesting.
Know that you’re shy? Be bold. Continue reading “Knowing”

by Mary E. Lowd

Fall, 2015

I glimpsed glittering worlds through a veil,
I pushed back the veil, explored, and wrote down
what I saw. Continue reading “Pins and Strings”

by Mary E. Lowd

A gift for my mother on her 60th birthday

When the mighty peach doth approacheth,
Wield thy vorpal cats and their snicky-snacky claws,
All twill be avenged upon such floral spheres,
They were ne’er giants nor windmills,
Only the fruit of nonsense upon a platter. Continue reading “Do You Dare?”