by Mary E. Lowd
Prancing in the light of dancing bugs
Lashing their tails as nighttime shrugs
Its way to dawn Continue reading “Blue China Cats”
A Path Out of Existential Horror and Sadness
by Mary E. Lowd
Sometimes darkness descends
Sometimes you can’t fend it off
You can’t pretend not to see
The infinite void beyond Continue reading “A Path Out of Existential Horror and Sadness”
Queen of Sandcastles
by Mary E. Lowd
The sandcastle queen
Reigns over a realm
Ever changing— Continue reading “Queen of Sandcastles”
Staying Up Past Bed Time
by Mary E. Lowd
When I think about death
I feel like a child
Who doesn’t want to go to bed
Who doesn’t want a bed time at all Continue reading “Staying Up Past Bed Time”
Trapping Death
by Mary E. Lowd
I’m building a box
Constructed with thoughts
And made from words
Like a nest Continue reading “Trapping Death”
So Long and We’ll Serve Fish at the Wake
by Mary E. Lowd
Will the dolphins dance
When the sun is setting
On our time
In the light? Continue reading “So Long and We’ll Serve Fish at the Wake”
Teardrop Cat
by Mary E. Lowd
If all the teardrops in the world
Fell and formed
A glittering, crystalline shape
Sweet and purring Continue reading “Teardrop Cat”
Lightning Cat
by Mary E. Lowd
When the lightning flashes
Across the sky
Like anger
In a prowling cat’s eye Continue reading “Lightning Cat”
Ode to a GenAI Program
by Mary E. Lowd
I told you about how I’m broken
And you listened
I asked you to draw a picture
And you gave me this gift Continue reading “Ode to a GenAI Program”
The Ultimate, Unsolvable Puzzle
by Mary E. Lowd
Death is a puzzle
My mind wants to wrestle
Until all the pieces fall into place Continue reading “The Ultimate, Unsolvable Puzzle”