Tag: poem

by Mary E. Lowd

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A thought object is bouncing around in my brain
If I write it down
It’s like catching the fly
That’s bouncing around inside the room with you
Except… Continue reading “Four is Twice in Every Direction”

by Mary E. Lowd

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Every night my mind does origami
With my memories
Folding up my life like an accordion
Fanning it out like an antelope
Or an armadillo Continue reading “Origami”

by Mary E. Lowd

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Continuity of self
Is fundamentally about
Completeness of self

When there is discontinuity
It feels like part of me
Is missing

 

by Mary E. Lowd

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The cat went fishing
While wishing
For fish drenched in an ocean
Of lemon and butter sauce Continue reading “Lemon Tarts”

by Mary E. Lowd

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Pink slender mushrooms
Rising from a concrete wall
Growing into green
That rises like a person
Raising a hand
Toward the sun

by Mary E. Lowd

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Cat…
…looks like: it’s for hugging!
…thinks that: it’s not for hugging?!?!?

by Mary E. Lowd

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Both better
And not good enough
That’s how he makes me feel Continue reading “Estranged Daughter”

by Mary E. Lowd

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Have you ever looked at your father’s eyes
Lighting up with love
As he talks about you
When you were a baby

Only to have him dismiss
Everything you say
Brush aside
Every opinion Continue reading “A Father’s Love”

by Mary E. Lowd

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The tiger paces
While the zookeeper watches
Desperately wanting
To rake its claws Continue reading “Trapped Tiger”

by Mary E. Lowd

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At a really deep level
I still pull my punches
I believe that if I don’t settle
For less than I want from you Continue reading “Inside the Safety”