by Mary E. Lowd
The otter is charming
But the cat is coy
His banter may be disarming
But she can play him like a catnip toy Continue reading “The Dapper Otter and the Flirty Feline”
Tag: poem
Freedom is a Cat
by Mary E. Lowd
A pair of goldfish mages
Cast their spells
And compelled
The water to form around them Continue reading “Freedom is a Cat”
The Butterfly Dragon
by Mary E. Lowd
Like fish in a school
These butterflies travel
Floating and fluttering
In tight formation Continue reading “The Butterfly Dragon”
The Butterfly Ship
by Mary E. Lowd
Nature’s patterns
Applied in abstract terms
To the structures we build Continue reading “The Butterfly Ship”
Butterfly Station
by Mary E. Lowd
A space station designed
To be hospitable
To butterflies
Keeping their needs in mind Continue reading “Butterfly Station”
The Meaningful Butterfly
by Mary E. Lowd
Chase meaning
Like a butterfly catcher
With a net
And you’ll only catch
Exoskeletons, bereft Continue reading “The Meaningful Butterfly”
The Inscrutable Butterfly
by Mary E. Lowd
Poetry or mathematical equations?
The universe’s calculations
Encoded into genetic material
Recording something ethereal Continue reading “The Inscrutable Butterfly”
The Poetic Butterfly
by Mary E. Lowd
Poetry inscribed
On a butterfly’s wings
Indecipherable
Ancient, untraceable Continue reading “The Poetic Butterfly”
The Universe Butterfly
by Mary E. Lowd
The universe is
A pattern drawn
On a butterfly’s wings
Cat Wants
by Mary E. Lowd
Cat wants fish
Cat sees;
Cat wants—
Fish, fish, fish