by Mary E. Lowd
Mementos, treasures
Living tokens
Of a place she’s forgotten
—not fully forgotten— Continue reading “Remembering Jellyfish on Neptune XVI”
Collecting Jellyfish on Neptune XVI
by Mary E. Lowd
A moment of communion
A sample taken
To bring home
To her spaceship’s aquarium Continue reading “Collecting Jellyfish on Neptune XVI”
Touching Jellyfish on Neptune XVI
by Mary E. Lowd
Gentle, peaceful
Her fur is thick
So the sting won’t hurt
She traveled far Continue reading “Touching Jellyfish on Neptune XVI”
Coffee Date
by Mary E. Lowd
Awkward first date
Between a cat and a collie
She loves the chaos
He likes things orderly Continue reading “Coffee Date”
Scraping Out the Inside of My Mind
by Mary E. Lowd
Turning my mind inside out
Letting my ideas fly free
They’ve been trapped inside Continue reading “Scraping Out the Inside of My Mind”
The Dapper Otter and the Flirty Feline
by Mary E. Lowd
The otter is charming
But the cat is coy
His banter may be disarming
But she can play him like a catnip toy Continue reading “The Dapper Otter and the Flirty Feline”
Freedom is a Cat
by Mary E. Lowd
A pair of goldfish mages
Cast their spells
And compelled
The water to form around them Continue reading “Freedom is a Cat”
The Butterfly Dragon
by Mary E. Lowd
Like fish in a school
These butterflies travel
Floating and fluttering
In tight formation Continue reading “The Butterfly Dragon”
The Butterfly Ship
by Mary E. Lowd
Nature’s patterns
Applied in abstract terms
To the structures we build Continue reading “The Butterfly Ship”
Butterfly Station
by Mary E. Lowd
A space station designed
To be hospitable
To butterflies
Keeping their needs in mind Continue reading “Butterfly Station”