by Mary E. Lowd
We took our atmosphere
Our biomes full of plants
Animals and mycelial masses
And we ran Continue reading “Exodus”
Cyborg Butterfly
by Mary E. Lowd
Mechanical arms
Biological wings
She gracefully blends
The charm of two ways of being Continue reading “Cyborg Butterfly”
The Rosy Maple Moth and Her Tree
by Mary E. Lowd
Tending a tree is harder
In space
But without it
There’d be hardly a trace Continue reading “The Rosy Maple Moth and Her Tree”
Glorious Not Perfect
by Mary E. Lowd
That feeling when
Every weakness will be
Exploited
So it’s never safe Continue reading “Glorious Not Perfect”
Geode Land
by Mary E. Lowd
The dragon guardian
Of geode land
Flies through the sky
The castle beneath
Glitters & shines
Catching the eye Continue reading “Geode Land”
The Passage of Time in a Dream
by Mary E. Lowd
A castle in a dream
Where everything may seem
A little too pretty
Too perfect
Too pink Continue reading “The Passage of Time in a Dream”
The Otter and the Thunder Egg
by Mary E. Lowd
This otter’s favorite rock
Is a thunder egg
The way the crystals
—blue and clear—
Sparkle in the sunlight Continue reading “The Otter and the Thunder Egg”
The Geode Robot
by Mary E. Lowd
Some robots aren’t useful
But that doesn’t mean
They’re not crucial
—aesthetically pleasing
Gentle and loving—
These traits matter too
In the Geode Cavern
by Mary E. Lowd
Ancient technology
Combining mechanics with geology
Lost in a cavern
So beautiful your heart will yearn Continue reading “In the Geode Cavern”
Agate Outpost
by Mary E. Lowd
Solar panels
Made from agate
Carved from a crystalline planet
Cause our space station to spin Continue reading “Agate Outpost”