by Mary E. Lowd

I thought I was an orchid
Surrounded by shining
Gleaming
Sun-reflecting Continue reading “The Dandelion Who Thought She Was an Orchid”
An e-zine about spaceships, aliens, science, memory, motherhood, magic, and cats.
by Mary E. Lowd

I thought I was an orchid
Surrounded by shining
Gleaming
Sun-reflecting Continue reading “The Dandelion Who Thought She Was an Orchid”
by Mary E. Lowd

I am a piece of driftwood
On a foreign shore
Your waves and storms
Moods and frowns Continue reading “Driftwood Woman”
by Mary E. Lowd

I’ve been managing other people’s feelings
Since before I could speak
I calmed my mother
Enraged my father Continue reading “Sisters”
by Mary E. Lowd

Sometimes my life feels like a budget
I need to balance
Allocating hours
To some activities, at the expense of others
Trying to optimize
My time Continue reading “More Sense Than Coffee Spoons”
by Mary E. Lowd

Am I the hour glass
Or the sand passing through
Its gossamer waist
One grain at a time? Continue reading “The Hourglass”
by Mary E. Lowd

You only see a zoetrope of my life
Sampling more regularly sometimes
Less regularly others
And yet you know me so well Continue reading “Zoetrope”
by Mary E. Lowd

The lion, coyote, and bear
Argue and fight
Who is best?
Who is right? Continue reading “Merriment Better than a Crown”
by Mary E. Lowd

She tends her own tree
Unbothered by the chaos below
They have nothing she needs
Only chaos to sow Continue reading “The Luna Moth’s Moon Tree”
by Mary E. Lowd

I am a patchwork quilt
Of experiences
Scraps of lines from movies
Strips of characters from TV shows Continue reading “The Fractal, Patchwork Fabric”
by Mary E. Lowd

Rings and whorls
Spinning swirls
Of jovial daffodils Continue reading “Of Jupiter and Daffodils”