Some Words Burn Brightly

An Illuminated Collection of Poetry

Learn the secrets of the roses, witness the companionship of two daffodils, lose your soul in a feline gaze, and ride away on a fairy steed, into a sunset or an eclipse. Find all this and more in these 81 illustrated poems by Mary E. Lowd. A delightful read for poetry and nature lovers of all ages.

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Part I: Nature

• Albedo Effect
• Hidden Love
• Implication
• The Fairy Flower
• The Gorgon Flower
• What the Third Eye Sees
• The Yellow Rosebud
• The Yellow Rose Dreams
• Two Roses
• The Late August Rose
• The November Rose
• The Early Daffodil
• Lemon Butter Star
• Golden Trumpets
• Yellow Stars
• Simple Companionship
• Blueprint for a Daffodil

Part II: Cats

• Flowers and Cats
• Tuxedo Cat
• Black Cat in Motion
• Black Cat in Stillness
• The Orange Cat
• Two Cats
• The Cat and the Chair
• Golden Eyes
• Those Eyes
• Green Eyes
• The Cat and the Box
• The Cat and the Birdhouse
• Puddle Portal
• The Kitten and a Stream of Water
• Kitten Becomes Cat
• Indoor Cat

Part III: Dogs

• Snow Day
• The Dog and the Muddy Lake
• Superhero Dog
• The Dog Interview
• Snow Dog
• Winter Follows Spring

Part IV: Animals

• Sheep
• Three Deer
• Four Horses
• Hedgehog Highway
• Hedgehog Feast
• Pygmy Marmoset
• Vole
• Echidna
• Mole
• Fox in Motion
• Fox in Stillness
• Raccoons
• Quokka
• Red Panda
• The Lion and the Turtle
• Hippo
• Whale
• The Unknowable Mind of a Frog
• Pond Break

Part V: Birds

• Starlings Like Stars
• Black-Bellied Dipper
• Northern Flicker
• South Island Takahē
• Egret
• A Puffin Nesting
• Owl

Part VI: Whimsy

• The Otter in the Lilac Bush
• The Otter and the Daffodils
• The Otter and the Rose
• The Otter and the Neighing Flowers
• The Fairy Steed
• The Cat Who Wished to Be a Horse
• The Necromouser Cycle
• Do You Dare?

Part VII: Thoughts

• The Desert Sun Marks a Day
• A Common Sunset
• Waiting on Elaine
• In the Room
• The Sweet Berry
• Broken Shells
• Between the Waves
• Some Words Burn Brightly