Tag: poem

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”

by Mary E. Lowd

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Sparkling scintillating winter lights and snow

I just need to type things to test out how this goes Continue reading “Testing Keyboards on Potential New Laptops”

by Mary E. Lowd

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One after another they flip
Changing their minds
Because everyone else around them
Changed their minds first Continue reading “Think for Yourself”

by Mary E. Lowd

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I wrote a poem in my mind
But by the time
My fingers reached the keys
All the words had fled Continue reading “Fleeting Endurance”

by Mary E. Lowd

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I treated him like a role model
And he treats me like an acquaintance
Happy to say hello
Willing to acknowledge my greatness
So long as I make sure
My greatness is inarguable
He wouldn’t want to be accused of favoritism Continue reading “Uncle”

by Mary E. Lowd

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Scheming, scheming
Piper is dreaming
Of glorious trouble
Glittering rubble
All caused by claws Continue reading “The Cat and the Christmas Tree”