by Mary E. Lowd
He’s sitting alone
On a park bench reading
Poetry on his phone Continue reading “Flame Point Poet”
Tag: poem
The Caped Otter
by Mary E. Lowd
The most heroic rescue
—saving lives or saving paws
From getting wet—
Isn’t necessarily heaven sent Continue reading “The Caped Otter”
Years Pass
by Mary E. Lowd
She was so young, I say
Looking at a photograph of myself
And I am so old
But then you take a photograph
Of me now
More than the World
by Mary E. Lowd
The fool on the hill
Who they sing songs about
Won’t rejoin the world Continue reading “More than the World”
Language is Evolving
by Mary E. Lowd
When the sharp cuts stack up
Like wounds on top of scar tissue
You become
Held down by the weight of context Continue reading “Language is Evolving”
Feral
by Mary E. Lowd
Sometimes I feel like a feral wolf…
But you know what a wolf is?
By definition
Feral Continue reading “Feral”
Uprooted
by Mary E. Lowd
Uprooted she reaches skyward
Reaching blindly
Guided by the feel of light
On leaves Continue reading “Uprooted”
The Biggest Secret in the Solar System
by Mary E. Lowd
A whispered conversation
Under the setting sun
About a star
We know so well Continue reading “The Biggest Secret in the Solar System”
Midas’ Cat
by Mary E. Lowd
Molten magic
Rolled into the tragic form
Of a cat, forgotten Continue reading “Midas’ Cat”
Otter and Squirrel
by Mary E. Lowd
The squirrel is of the sky
Belonging in branches
Stretched wide
Jumping from tree to tree Continue reading “Otter and Squirrel”